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Category Archives: Board Chair
33. Evaluating A Church Board Member
Say the word “evaluation” and many people run the opposite direction. It’s reputation is sadly sullied and scarred for many reasons — some valid and some undeserved. Employees expect evaluation as a normal job requirement. When it comes to volunteers, … (read the rest)
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Tagged Board evaluation, Church board member evaluation, ministry evaluation, volunteer evaluation
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32. The Transition into the role of Church Board Chair
So the annual church elections are finished and you are now one of the board members. But more than that, the board at their first meeting asked you to serve as chair, because the previous chair person had completed his … (read the rest)
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Tagged Board Chair Transition, Checklist for new chair
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31. Measuring a Church Board’s Productivity
When all is said and done, how do you as the board chair know whether or not your church board is being productive? Church boards get busy, but are they achieving results? Church boards process a lot of ideas and … (read the rest)
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Tagged analyzing board decisions, church board chair, mission fulfillment, productivity audit
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30. How do you know when your church board is under-performing?
If you have served as a church board chair for some time, then undoubtedly you have discerned areas in which the board could improve its work. But why do some boards consistently under-perform? What factors contribute to mediocrity? Surely Christ’s … (read the rest)
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Tagged ineffective church board, loss of trust, underperforming church board
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29. Factors Influencing The Development of the Church Board Chair’s Role
It is true that a decade ago you would find little discussion about the role of a church board chair. However, in recent years awareness of the significant contribution that a church board and its leadership makes to the growth … (read the rest)
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Tagged church board development, factors influencing church boards, Role of church board chair
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