Category Archives: Board Member

224. Common Church Board Governance “Failures.”

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Because church boards are human entities I do not think it is possible to create and lead one that is “fail safe.” However, I think board chairs do have some responsibility in their leadership to help boards avoid some of … (read the rest)

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223. Governance — Making a Church “Work.”

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In this blog article I continue the discussion initiated in blog article #222 when I reflected on the question “what is the work of a church” and the implications of this question for governance. However, I move on in this … (read the rest)

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222. What is a Church Board “Governing”? Understanding the Work of a “Church.”

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

We used to call them “sidewalk superintendents” — people wandering by a construction site and commenting on what the workers or project manager were doing right or wrong. The assumption of such people was that they knew the final plan … (read the rest)

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221. The Structure of a Church Board Policy Manual — the Role of a Church Board Chair

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

It is one thing to understand and agree with the value of developing a Church Board Policy Manual, but quite another actually to produce it. Fredric Laughlin and Robert Andringa, Good Governance for Nonprofits: Developing Principle and Policies for an … (read the rest)

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220. Policy “Levels” Guiding a Church Board.

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In this series of articles the focus is on the development of a Board Governance Manual as a tool to stimulate good governance and to capture the wisdom of the board. One of the first things to consider is to … (read the rest)

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