Tag Archives: Effective Church Boards

288. Building an Engaged, Effective Church Board — Who is Responsible? #1

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Dr. Larry Perkins

In this blog article I tackle a very serious question, but one that only infrequently in my experience receives focused attention on the part of board members, board chairs and lead pastors. Several factors contribute to this:

  1. Board leaders and
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175. Seven Habits of Effective Church Boards (Habits 1 & 2)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Ineffectiveness within church boards is a choice we make, either implicitly or explicitly. Church boards can with specific effort improve their effectiveness, i.e. their ability to produce the results for which the congregation has appointed them. Max de Pree in … (read the rest)

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58. What Makes a Church Board Effective? #6 Commitment to Strategic Priorities

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Dr. Larry Perkins

Keeping a church board on task has to be one of the most challenging and frustrating responsibilities that a church board chair manages. It seems that many individuals and issues conspire to derail a church board from its primary purposes … (read the rest)

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34. Review Article # 1 – Michael Anthony: The Effective Church Board (1993)

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Dr. Larry Perkins

The Effective Church Board. A Handbook for Mentoring and Training Servant Leaders by Michael J. Anthony. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers 2000 (originally published by Baker Book House, 1993). 301 pages.

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