Category Archives: Board Member

325. Planning Beyond a Crisis.

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In my part of the world it is now seven weeks since governments imposed stringent restrictions to try and deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Whether these actions have in fact produced the desired result will undoubtedly be the stuff of … (read the rest)

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324. Chairing “Virtual” Church Board Meetings

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Without doubt the current pandemic (Co-vid 19) is creating many different challenges for church boards and their chairpersons. However, non-profit boards are not exceptional in this regard. Some of their challenges might be of a different order or kind than … (read the rest)

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323. A New “Black Swan” Event — a Good Learning Opportunity for a Church Board.

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In blog article 40. ‘Black Swans’ In the Board Room I explained this term and how it relates to the operations of a church board. In the last two months the world has encountered another ‘black swan’ event in the … (read the rest)

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321. If you want better decisions, plan better meetings.

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Board leaders often lament the challenges they face in helping their board members reach good decisions in a timely way. And if the primary purpose of church boards is to make decisions to advance the mission, then the failure to … (read the rest)

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320. Anticipating — A Necessary Bit of Board Leadership.

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The transition between years provides opportunity for a board’s leadership to do some “future-gazing,” in preparation for the challenges that will come in the next twelve months. This is not so much an exercise in prophecy, but rather a common-sense … (read the rest)

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