Category Archives: Board Governance

246. Communications and Church Board Operations.

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The more consulting I do with church boards, the more I discover that good communications is key to effective board leadership. It may seem to be a small element in the larger world of church board work, but if a … (read the rest)

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245. Selective Results from a Recent Survey of NonProfit Boards in North America

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The October 2014 newsletter “Boardsource Spark” presented a short preview of the key findings of “BoardSource’s national survey.” While some might argue that church board members are more motivated and involved than members of other types of nonprofit agencies, these … (read the rest)

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244. Church Boards and Their Relationship with other Internal Church Ministries.

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In several of my church board consultations I have encountered situations where congregations have established subsidiary ministries (e.g. Christian schools, child care centers, camps). In some cases the congregation is advised to establish a separate board to oversee this new … (read the rest)

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243. Church Board Chemistry — Developing and Sustaining It

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Without a doubt one of the great challenges in leading church boards is the reality of constant change of board members. As I have commented in earlier blog articles, I suspect that in most congregations 50 – 60% of the … (read the rest)

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242. Church Boards and Unfunded or Deferred Liabilities — A Chairperson’s Concern

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

An unfunded liability is a financial obligation contracted or accepted in some way by an organization but which exceeds an organization’s ability to pay. A deferred liability is a financial obligation that the organization recognizes it will have responsibility for, … (read the rest)

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