Category Archives: Board Governance

69. When a New Lead Pastor Is Appointed — the Implications for a Church Board Chair.

Your heart is filled with gratitude to God as you finish the phone conversation with the pastoral candidate. He said yes! Months of difficult and intensive discussions, the emotional roller-coaster of maybe’s, but eventually no’s, and the draining work of … (read the rest)

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68. When a Lead Pastor Resigns — the Implications for a Church Board Chair.

Few events in the life of a church board chair are quite as breath-taking as the words of your lead pastor,”I want you to be the first to know that I am giving serious consideration to a pastoral position in … (read the rest)

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67. The Challenges of “Visioning”: Church Board Chairs Beware.

One of the most frustrating aspects of chairing a church board revolves around the development of the congregational vision. Jesus gave his church a clear mission (Matthew 28:19-20), but the contextualization of that mission into a clear statement of vision … (read the rest)

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66. The Church Board Chair and the Operations of a Charity

Most churches in Canada function as non-profit charities.While congregational leaders acknowledge this, the implications often elude them or in some cases are just ignored. If you serve as chair of a church board which is a registered charity, this reality … (read the rest)

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65. The Church Board Chair and the Annual General Meeting.

In some way the role of church board chair gets linked with the preparations for and oversight of the annual general meeting (AGM). As board chair you may or may not chair the AGM, but you must ensure that it … (read the rest)

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