Tag Archives: decision-making

313. Defaulting to the Probable and Overlooking the Possible.

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Generally speaking humans find comfort in sustaining predictable patterns and tend to avoid actions that require them to create new, untested and previously unknown processes. Church board members default to this human modality more often than they might think or … (read the rest)

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44. Decision-Making in Church Board Meetings #2: The Chair’s Role

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins

If there is one constant in board meetings it has to be decision-making. Every agenda will include some matters that call for the board members to say yea or nay. Decisions require a chair to exercise the greatest skill in … (read the rest)

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21. Decision-making In Church Board Meetings #1: Working with Bias

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Church board members have significant investment — spiritually, emotionally, and eternally — in the decisions they make collectively as “the board.” From their wealth of experience, wisdom and expertise board members work hard to achieve good decisions that promote the … (read the rest)

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