Author Archives: Dr. Larry Perkins

268. The Role of a Church Board as Innovator.

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Many individuals who serve on church boards are used to leading through innovation. They are entrepeneurs developing businesses or creative individuals in other avenues. However, when they become members of a church board they struggle to discern how to express … (read the rest)

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267. Discerning the Future. A Church Board’s ‘Prophetic’ Leadership.

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Within the Christian tradition prophecy plays significant roles in various ways and at various times. This phenomenon not only expresses God’s word to people at a particular time, but also reveals something of God’s intentions going forward, whether promise or … (read the rest)

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266. Board Leadership in the Midst of Crisis.

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

I am sure it is not news to any long term church board member or board chair, but crises happen on a regular basis. The test of a church board’s leadership comes in such contexts. If the  board fails to … (read the rest)

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265. Change and Time: Transformation Without Annihilation.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The title of this blog sounds rather apocalyptic. It is not meant to be. Rather, it expresses a common challenge church boards face — seeking to be change agents, but acting too aggressively, too quickly, or too ambitiously. The resultant … (read the rest)

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264. Review of “You and Your Nonprofit Board,” ed. by T. Temkin (Charitychannel Press, 2013)

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The subtitle for Temkin’s publication is “Advice and Practical Tips from the Fields Top Practitioners, Researchers and Provocateurs.” It contains three sections (Governance Today, Making it Work, Myths and Madness), nine chapters, forty-six articles, and six appendices. Each of the … (read the rest)

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