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

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

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

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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12. Carver, Governance, Policy and the Local Church Board: Board Chair and Lead Pastor Relationship

The Carver Policy Governance model requires both the church board chair and the lead pastor to understand their respective roles clearly and be supportive of each other in those roles. This is especially important when a local church seeks to … (read the rest)

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10. Carver, Governance, Policy and Local Church Governance — Can the Board Chair Handle it?

According to John and Miriam Carver the person who chairs the board “ensures the integrity of the board’s process and,…occasionally represents the board to outside parties” (Reinventing Your Board, revised edition (2006), page 110). Within the context of … (read the rest)

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