Category Archives: Board Governance

241. Developing a Church Board Work Plan.

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

It is easy for a church board chairperson to fall into the habit of just working one meeting to the next. In other words you become merely the chair of a committee, maintaining the machinery of the committee but not … (read the rest)

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240. It’s My First Church Board Meeting as Chair….

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

After seven years a chair of our church board I am beginning to serve just as a board member. The new chairperson started this morning, demonstrating good leadership. However, this transition caused me to pause and reflect on what a … (read the rest)

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239. Addressing Dissent and Building Consensus in Church Boards (Article 4)

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

This is the fourth and last in a series of articles addressing causes of dissent and proposing strategies to develop consensus among church boards.  In the three previous articles I reflected on six motivations for dissent identified in the Brown … (read the rest)

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238. Addressing Dissent and Building Consensus in Church Boards (Article 3)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

This is the third in a series of articles addressing the causes of dissent within a church board and possible ways to remove it and develop consensus. In this blog article we consider three additional factors generating dissent — strategy … (read the rest)

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237. Addressing Dissent and Building Consensus in Church Boards (Article 2)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In article #236 I introduced the challenge that dissent within a church board presents to a board chair. Based on analysis proposed by the Brown Governance Letter of August 2014 I enumerated several causes for dissent. The premise is that … (read the rest)

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