Category Archives: Board Governance

286. The “Other” Voices in Governance.

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dr. Larry Perkins

It normally does not take a church board chairperson long to figure out that the church board, even though constitutionally it has considerable authority and responsibility, does not govern in a vacuum. Other groups within the congregation expect to have … (read the rest)

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285. Helping Board Members “Make Things Happen.”

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In his blog article “Precepts for the Supremely Successful Board” (June 2015, http://www.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2015/precepts-for-the-supremely-successful-board.aspx) J. Panas suggests that there are four kinds of trustees: those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; those to whom things happen; and those … (read the rest)

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284. Getting “On-Board” — Church Board Orientation

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins
Boardsource  recently published on their website the results of a study of nonprofit board leadership completed in collaboration with Wells Fargo (2015). There were 1472 respondents. One of the findings rather surprised me. Nearly half of board members felt their
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283. Church Board Chairs, Church Boards and Fund-raising

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Few church board chairs are comfortable when it comes to talking with their congregations or other board members about money. Yet we all know how critical this resource is to the advancement of the congregation’s mission. In smaller and mid-size … (read the rest)

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282. Church Boards and Congregational Education.

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Dr. Larry Perkins

When discussing church boards and education, the general tendency is to focus on the importance of church boards educating themselves about their roles and responsibilities — developing their competence and capacity to lead well. However, in this blog article I … (read the rest)

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