Category Archives: Board Governance

79. Helping a Church Board Organize Itself.

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In his parable of the talents (Luke 19) Jesus tells how the owner of an estate  plans a journey and so he gives portions of his money to various servants for safekeeping. He expects them to multiply the funds he … (read the rest)

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78. Planning and Leading “Mighty Board Meetings.”

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Do board members in your congregation look forward to or dread church board meetings? Boring, disorganized, focusing on minor things, catering to one interest group, too long, too frequent, members unprepared, no agenda — the list of faults seems endless … (read the rest)

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77. What does it mean to “chair” a church board?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Dr. Larry Perkins

So what does a chair of a board do? Seems like a simple question. Of course, through the last 76 articles I have been talking about this role and thinking with you about its many different aspects. But when you … (read the rest)

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76. The Board Chair and a Long-Term View of Governance.

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Dr. Larry Perkins

While many who participate in church boards think that their role is to make sure the present congregational operations are sustained, in my view the more significant and critical work of a church board has to do with the future… (read the rest)

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75.“’Thinking Institutionally’ – the Mindset of a Board Chair”

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Hugo Heclo in a recent book entitled On Thinking Institutionally (published by Paradigm Publishers, 2008) challenges the current primary focus on the self as the sole determiner of value and meaning. He explains and argues for the value of “institutions” … (read the rest)

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