Category Archives: Board Chair

208. Essential Tasks for Effectively Functioning Church Boards

Church board chairs sometimes wonder what the scope of their responsibilities entails. Because they serve their own boards their responsibilities are directly related to the work of a church board, primarily enabling that board to function effectively within the scope … (read the rest)

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207. A New Resource for Church Board Governance.

The Deloitte Centre for Corporate Governance recently published the third edition of “The Effective Not-for-Profit Board. A Value-driving Force” (you can download a copy by going to http://www.corpgov.deloitte.com/site/CanEng and clicking on the Deloitte Publications tab). This publication is particularly helpful … (read the rest)

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206. Church Board Chairs and 2014

My pastor has used Isaiah 9:6-7, the prophesy about the “Wonderful Counselor,” as the basis for his advent preaching this year. I had not connected this passage previously with governance matters, but as I was reading the text the phrases … (read the rest)

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205. Board Chairs and Board-Congregation Relations.

Apart from the Annual General Meeting (AGM) when was the last time your church board had a significant conversation with the congregation about a serious issue that the board was discussing? My suspicion is that most church boards keep discussions … (read the rest)

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204. Church Board “Hardware” and “Software.”

I was reviewing the “Group of Thirty” report entitled “A Call to Action on Bank Governance” (you can google these terms and access the report directly). While banks are not churches, it is useful to consider some of the principles … (read the rest)

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