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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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Tagged board chairs and agency vision, church board challenges in vision implementation, church boards and visioning, vision-casting and vision accomplishment
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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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Tagged Annual General Meeting, Chair and the AGM, Church board and AGM, Lead Pastor and AGM
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64. What if the ‘Lead Pastor’ Does not Want to Lead?
Perspectives about pastoral leadership vary considerably. Some consider it primarily a teaching/counseling role, or a chaplaincy function, or an evangelistic vocation. Organizational leadership, leadership development, oversight of ministry leaders may or may not be accepted as a significant or central … (read the rest)
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Tagged church board chair and change, Reluctant Lead Pastors
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62. Hearing and Dealing with Hard News — a Board Chair’s Most Challenging Hour.
Resignation of lead pastor, moral failure of a significant church member, financial mismanagement or fraud, accident in which people associated with the church are injured or killed, facility failure, church split — the possibilities for hard news within a congregational … (read the rest)
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Tagged Board chairs and hard news, Crisis management and board chairs
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