Category Archives: Board Governance

43. The Church Board Chair and Pastor Relationship # 3 — The Unique Setting of the Small Church (less than 100 members).

Publications such as Gary McIntosh’s “One Size Doesn’t Fit All” have helped us discern that the size of a church community affects, perhaps even determines, many aspects of its life. One of the more critical elements that is affected as … (read the rest)

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42. Review Article # 3: Les Stahlke. Church Governance Matters

Les Stahlke. Church Governance Matters. Relationship Model™ of Governance, Leadership and Management for Churches (Edmonton, Alta.: Imperial Printing, 2010). 358 pages.

Primary Purpose

Stahlke applies his Relationship Model™ of governance, leadership and managements to church as faith-based, non-profit entities, taking … (read the rest)

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41. Church Board Chairs and The Relationship with the Lead Pastor #2

In recent years various writers have discussed the relationship between the church board chair and the lead pastor in the local church leadership structure. Les Stahkle in Church Governance Matters, for example, states without equivocation that the people in … (read the rest)

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40. ‘Black Swans’ in the Church Board Room

No, this is not about environmental issues! As a metaphor “black swan’ appears as early as the poetry of the ancient Roman poet,  Juvenal. Apparently it was a popular expression in 16th century London to describe something impossible, because the … (read the rest)

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39. A Church Board Chair’s Check List for a New Ministry Year

What does a Church Board Chair do in the dog days of August? Usually no board meetings are scheduled. Most lead pastors are on vacation, at least part of the time. Church ministries tend to be at a low ebb, … (read the rest)

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