Category Archives: Board Governance

216. Personnel Committees, Church Boards and Chairpersons

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In the experience of many church board members the annual discussion about salary and benefit provisions generates one of the more difficult and contentious decisions. Board members struggle to discern principles to use to establish a fair salary, as well … (read the rest)

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215. Finance/Audit Committees, Church Boards and Chairpersons

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

This article is the third in the series on church boards, chairpersons and board committees (see #213 and #214). I have distinguished between standing committees and adhoc committees. I would regard a church board Finance/Audit Committee as a standing committee. … (read the rest)

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214. The Role of a Church Board Governance Committee

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Church board chairs often wrestle with their role as leaders of innovation. Often the perception seems to be that the church board has appointed them as chairpersons to manage board operations as currently configured, but the board has not given … (read the rest)

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213. Church Boards, Chairpersons and Board Committees

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

A reality in every church board’s operational life is the existence of board committees. Love them or hate them, church boards cannot entirely dispense with them. When used well, they help a board leverage its time and energy exponentially; if … (read the rest)

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212. Overcoming Church Board Development Inertia

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Church board chairs normally have motivation to help their boards improve their ability to serve their respective congregations. People generally dislike mediocrity or operational dysfunction — it is discouraging and frustrating. But people will be quite comfortable with the status … (read the rest)

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