Category Archives: Board Chair

133. A Chairperson’s Challenge — The Dangers of “Groupthink”

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Consider this scenario:  at a recent church board meeting the lead pastor introduced a new ministry project proposal. The church would sell its aging building and highly valued property to the adjacent seniors residential complex. This organization in turn would … (read the rest)

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132. The Church Board and Staff Recruitment

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

A church board chair serves to facilitate and support the board in all of its work. One of the board’s responsibilities relates to the recruiting, discerning and appointment of new staff. Depending on a congregation’s traditions, bylaws and size the … (read the rest)

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131. The Impact of Debt Upon the Ability of Church Boards to Lead.

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The church at which I serve as a board member and chair recently celebrated the first anniversary of ministry in a new multi-storey campus. Our congregation is fifteen years old and the building project took about ten years from conception … (read the rest)

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130. How do Church Boards and Pastoral Leaders Really Think and Interact?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

I keep a fairly close eye on the search tags that people google, leading them to the churchboardchair.ca website. A good proportion of them reflect challenges that boards and board chairs have in working with pastoral leaders. I am sure … (read the rest)

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129: Developing Productive Church Board Culture — a “People” Project

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

What is it about non-profit boards and church boards in particular that make them so challenging to lead? Why is it that developing an effective church board seems to be so difficult? I think the essential reason is quite simple … (read the rest)

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