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24. Church Board Covenant — Guiding Principles for Board Engagement
What principles will your church board use to guide the interactions, relationships, and conduct of each board member? A church board covenant can be very helpful to assist new and continuing board members understand their responsibilities and commitments.
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23. “Risk” Wisdom — A Key Competence for a Church Board Chair
Risk management for church boards and the role of the chair in guiding a board in evaluating risk requires consistent attention. This blog offers four ways in which the chair can assist a church board in managing risk.
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20. Lead Pastor as Church Board Chair — Good Idea??
A pastor recently indicated that he served as the chair of his church’s board of directors. This conversation raised again for me this question — is it a good idea for a lead pastor to chair the church board?
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17. Do they trust you?
When he first was appointed to his church board, Jack look forward to his new responsibilities. While he had never served in this capacity before, people in the congregation were very encouraging. But that was ten months ago. People now … (read the rest)
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15. Church Board as Ministry Team
Our perceptions frequently shape our attitudes and behaviours. What we name something influences in turn our perception of it. Just consider why many churches today are so sensitive about the names they choose to identify themselves! Names shape perceptions. I think this is … (read the rest)
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