Category Archives: Board Member

189. What Committees Does a Church Board Need?

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Committees form an important part of a church board’s toolkit. But they are only tools and not essential components for good board operations.  Effective chairs help church boards decide what committees will be useful to their work and strike an … (read the rest)

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188. Taming the Sacred-Secular Divide in a Church Board.

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Dr. Larry Perkins

All too frequently I hear pastors or church board members yearning to have more time in board meetings to deal with the “real spiritual issues” of ministry rather than the administrative or board stuff. Whether it be financial  reports or … (read the rest)

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187. Case Study #15: Who’s boss? A Cultural/Theological Perspective.

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Dr. Larry Perkins

[Although the story in this case study may seem to resemble a real situation, the names, places and actual circumstances do not describe any actual church, church board, pastor or chairperson.]

In his second term as church board chair for … (read the rest)

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186. Some Helpful Articles for New Church Board Chairpersons

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Dr. Larry Perkins

A few months ago a reader of www.churchboardchair.ca dropped me a note and suggested that in one of my blog articles I direct people to some helpful articles for new church board chairs. I thought it was a great suggestion. … (read the rest)

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185. Improving Church Board Dynamics — Who’s Talking With Whom in the Boardroom?

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Board chairs know from experience that some board members are talkers and others — well let’s say they speak quite selectively. By virtue of their role lead pastors speak frequently within board meetings, with direction of communication generally being from … (read the rest)

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