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202. Church Boards and Information Abuse

In my church board experience getting good information at the right time always is a challenge. The ability of board members to make missionally-appropriate decisions depends upon the information they can access. When that information is not available or comes … (read the rest)

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117. How a Chair Facilitates an “Executive Session” for a Church Board.

According to the definition provided in The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance (BoardSource, 2010, page 363) an executive session is “a meeting of the board to handle confidential issues; often no staff are present.” An alternative term for such a session … (read the rest)

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