Category Archives: Board Governance

276. Regaining Board Momentum After Summer Breaks

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Not all church board meetings are created equal! Some are more significant than others, and this applies to the first meeting of the new ministry year.

In North America the end of August normally signals the end of the “summer” … (read the rest)

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275. Church Board Chairs and Pastoral Sabbaticals

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Thirty-five years ago, when I first became involved with church boards, the subject of pastoral sabbaticals rarely hit the agenda. Today, both in large and small congregations, such sabbaticals are a matter of course. If you chair a church board, … (read the rest)

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274: Mining the Annual Board Evaluation Data

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

We just completed (July) our annual church board assessment process. The key element in this was a survey designed for church boards, circulated to the board members. They responded anonymously. The questions were divided into 20 that required evaluative responses … (read the rest)

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273. Selecting Church Board Leaders

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Good leadership is critical to the health and growth of any organization. When the pool from which to select leaders contains primarily volunteers, this creates some interesting opportunities and challenges. Even in the context of a local church and with … (read the rest)

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272. Summer for a Church Board Chair

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In North America the summer season runs from June to August in most places. Institutions enter into vacation mode for the months of July and August and the same phenomenon affects churches. Frequently the annual church board schedule will not … (read the rest)

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