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Author Archives: Dr. Larry Perkins
263. Church Board Accountability
I addressed the issue of church board accountability in the form of a case study in blog article 159 “The Accountability Vacuum.” More needs to be said about this aspect of church board operations because effective, long-term church board leadership … (read the rest)
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262. The Challenge of Social Stewardship for a Church Board Chair.
Within Evangelical church circles the subject of stewardship tends to focus on finances and facilities. However, the most important resources that a congregation has are people. Stewarding this resource well (the one to which we give the largest percentage of … (read the rest)
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261. The Human Factor in Board Leadership
Within the world of church leadership we keep telling ourselves that the “church” is not facilities, finances and programs, but people. We believe this because of Jesus’ emphasis that he came to re-form the people of God. Paul takes up … (read the rest)
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260. Board Succession Planning — A “Vexing Issue”
One section of Boardsource’s National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices, January 2015 survey reports that in the area of Board Dynamics “board succession planning remains a vexing challenge for at least one-half of the boards” (42). Most nonprofit agency … (read the rest)
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259. Board Engagement: Reflections on Boardsource’s January 2015 National Index of NonProfit Board Practices — Insights for Church Boards.
In this report Boardsource indicates that this is their “eighth census of nonprofit practices” taken since 1994. The respondents included 846 chief executives and 246 board chairs. The survey occurred between May 20, 2014 and July 14, 2014. You can … (read the rest)
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