Category Archives: Board Governance

135. Church Board Chairs — Observations re “The Report Regarding the University of Pennsylvania State University”

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Most are aware of the unfortunate events surrounding the Pennsylvania State University former employee, Gerald Sandusky. Recently Judge Louis Freeh made public his report into the “the facts and circumstances of the actions of The Pennsylvania State University surrounding” this … (read the rest)

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134. Board Chairs — The Dangers of Being Too Controlling

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Frequently those who study governance assert that the role of the chairperson is to serve the board. But once this is said, the verb “serve” has to be defined and given some clothes to wear. This creates a challenge that … (read the rest)

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133. A Chairperson’s Challenge — The Dangers of “Groupthink”

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Consider this scenario:  at a recent church board meeting the lead pastor introduced a new ministry project proposal. The church would sell its aging building and highly valued property to the adjacent seniors residential complex. This organization in turn would … (read the rest)

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132. The Church Board and Staff Recruitment

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

A church board chair serves to facilitate and support the board in all of its work. One of the board’s responsibilities relates to the recruiting, discerning and appointment of new staff. Depending on a congregation’s traditions, bylaws and size the … (read the rest)

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131. The Impact of Debt Upon the Ability of Church Boards to Lead.

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The church at which I serve as a board member and chair recently celebrated the first anniversary of ministry in a new multi-storey campus. Our congregation is fifteen years old and the building project took about ten years from conception … (read the rest)

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