Category Archives: Board Governance

24. Church Board Covenant — Guiding Principles for Board Engagement

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins

What principles will your church board use to guide the interactions, relationships, and conduct of each board member? A church board covenant can be very helpful to assist new and continuing board members understand their responsibilities and commitments.

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23. “Risk” Wisdom — A Key Competence for a Church Board Chair

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins
Risk management for church boards and the role of the chair in guiding a board in evaluating risk requires consistent attention. This blog offers four ways in which the chair can assist a church board in managing risk.
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22. Holding a Church Board Accountable — A Challenging Task for Any Chair

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Human beings tend to resist accountability, both individually and corporately. Our sense of our rights or emotional engagement in discussion often trumps attempts to urge self-control or group-control. In the rough and tumble of debate hasty words or actions can … (read the rest)

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21. Decision-making In Church Board Meetings #1: Working with Bias

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Church board members have significant investment — spiritually, emotionally, and eternally — in the decisions they make collectively as “the board.” From their wealth of experience, wisdom and expertise board members work hard to achieve good decisions that promote the … (read the rest)

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20. Lead Pastor as Church Board Chair — Good Idea??

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins

A pastor recently indicated that he served as the chair of his church’s board of directors. This conversation raised again for me this question — is it a good idea for a lead pastor to chair the church board?

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