Author Archives: Dr. Larry Perkins

278. Book Review: “Focusing Your Church Board Using the Carver Policy Governance Model,” by Ted Hull (Word Alive Press, 2015)

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Ted Hull is the president of Ted Hull Consulting and an Associate Consultant with The Governance Coach™. He also has authored “A Guide To Governing Charities” (Word Alive Press, 2011). In this new book he outlines “the application of John … (read the rest)

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277. Governance, Innovation and Sustainability in the Role of a Church Board Chairperson.

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Governance, innovation and sustainability constitute a significant trio of church board activities — all in support of the spiritual health of the congregation. A church board chairperson consequently has to have some sense of how to assist the board members … (read the rest)

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276. Regaining Board Momentum After Summer Breaks

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Not all church board meetings are created equal! Some are more significant than others, and this applies to the first meeting of the new ministry year.

In North America the end of August normally signals the end of the “summer” … (read the rest)

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275. Church Board Chairs and Pastoral Sabbaticals

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Thirty-five years ago, when I first became involved with church boards, the subject of pastoral sabbaticals rarely hit the agenda. Today, both in large and small congregations, such sabbaticals are a matter of course. If you chair a church board, … (read the rest)

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274: Mining the Annual Board Evaluation Data

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

We just completed (July) our annual church board assessment process. The key element in this was a survey designed for church boards, circulated to the board members. They responded anonymously. The questions were divided into 20 that required evaluative responses … (read the rest)

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