Category Archives: Board Governance

130. How do Church Boards and Pastoral Leaders Really Think and Interact?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

I keep a fairly close eye on the search tags that people google, leading them to the churchboardchair.ca website. A good proportion of them reflect challenges that boards and board chairs have in working with pastoral leaders. I am sure … (read the rest)

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129: Developing Productive Church Board Culture — a “People” Project

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

What is it about non-profit boards and church boards in particular that make them so challenging to lead? Why is it that developing an effective church board seems to be so difficult? I think the essential reason is quite simple … (read the rest)

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128. Case Study # 9: “Culture Wars” in the Church Board.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

[Although the story in this case study may seem to resemble a real situation, the names, places and actual circumstances do not describe any actual church, church board, pastor or chairperson.]

Dover Community Church (DCC) was approaching its fortieth anniversary. … (read the rest)

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127. Values, Board Culture and Good Governance.

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The Group of 30 recently published a major report entitled “Toward Effective Governance of Financial Institutions.” The Group of 30 is “a private, nonprofit, international body composed of very senior representatives of the private and public sectors and academia.” Their … (read the rest)

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126. How does the Chairperson Tap into the Knowledge of the Church Board?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Age brings wisdom — or at least it is supposed to according to biblical principles. We know this does not always happen. When a congregation appoints people to a church board, usually they select them because they discern evidence of … (read the rest)

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