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48. Defining Terms: # 2 — Governance and How its Shared
Decisions in a local church are often tricky things to manage. For instance, a group in the church may be urging the pastoral leadership to initiate a ministry to seniors. Who decides whether this should happen? How is that decision … (read the rest)
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Tagged Board Governance, shared governance
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47. Defining Terms: # 1- Governance and the Role of the Church Board Chair
In books or articles that discuss the role of a church board or a non-profit charity’s board, the term “governance” occurs frequently. It seems that much of what a church board does today is deemed “good governance.” But what does … (read the rest)
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45. Decision-making in Church Board Meetings. #3: Implementation, Accountability and the Role of the Chair.
So the church board finally made the decision to support the initiation of a new ministry to the nearby community college campus students and employees. The board approved the ministry staff’s proposal, after vigorous debate, with only minor changes. Now … (read the rest)
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Tagged accountability, board chair, dcision-making, implementation
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42. Review Article # 3: Les Stahlke. Church Governance Matters
Les Stahlke. Church Governance Matters. Relationship Model™ of Governance, Leadership and Management for Churches (Edmonton, Alta.: Imperial Printing, 2010). 358 pages.
Primary Purpose
Stahlke applies his Relationship Model™ of governance, leadership and managements to church as faith-based, non-profit entities, taking … (read the rest)
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Tagged board authority, board chair role, board leadership, church governance, church polity
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40. ‘Black Swans’ in the Church Board Room
No, this is not about environmental issues! As a metaphor “black swan’ appears as early as the poetry of the ancient Roman poet, Juvenal. Apparently it was a popular expression in 16th century London to describe something impossible, because the … (read the rest)
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Tagged anticipative leadership, Black Swan Event, Crisis management, Managing the unexpected
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