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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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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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46. Decision-making in Church Boards. #4: Innovation, Decisions and the Role of the Chair.
How important is innovation in ministry to the health and vitality of your church? What happens if no new ideas about ministry are discussed or approved for implementation by your church board? How many innovations can a church board reasonably … (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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44. Decision-Making in Church Board Meetings #2: The Chair’s Role
If there is one constant in board meetings it has to be decision-making. Every agenda will include some matters that call for the board members to say yea or nay. Decisions require a chair to exercise the greatest skill in … (read the rest)
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