Category Archives: Senior Pastor

118. Case Study #7: Stepping in or Stepping Out as Chairperson

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

[Although the story in this case study may seem to resemble a real situation, the names, places and actual circumstances do not describe any actual church, church board, pastor or chairperson.]

John was partway through his third term (a two … (read the rest)

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117. How a Chair Facilitates an “Executive Session” for a Church Board.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

According to the definition provided in The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance (BoardSource, 2010, page 363) an executive session is “a meeting of the board to handle confidential issues; often no staff are present.” An alternative term for such a session … (read the rest)

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116. Chairing, Board Development and Resistance — Keeping the Faith

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Some of you reading this article are new to the responsibilities of chairing a church board; others are scarred, but blessed veterans of many seasons of service. Regardless of our place in this ministry journey, developing and sustaining personal commitment … (read the rest)

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115. Additional Thoughts on Carver’s Ideas and Church Board Leadership

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Recently I have had several conversations with leaders whose church boards adopted Carver’s  model of “Policy Governance“  more than five years ago. The main point they shared was that while the model was useful, it was difficult to … (read the rest)

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114. Book Review # 9: “Sticky Teams” by Larry Osborne (Zondervans, 2010)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Larry Osborne. Sticky Teams. Keeping your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervans, 2010. 222 pages.

Larry Osborne serves as lead pastor at North Coast Church, San Diego (associated with the Evangelical Free Church … (read the rest)

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