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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22. Holding a Church Board Accountable — A Challenging Task for Any Chair
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19. Moving from passive to active Board Leadership19.
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Normally the primary responsibility of a church board is very focused — to ensure that the mission of the church is being accomplished. To engage this responsibility, however, the board must exercise active leadership and not maintain a passive role … (read the rest)
17. Do they trust you?
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When he first was appointed to his church board, Jack look forward to his new responsibilities. While he had never served in this capacity before, people in the congregation were very encouraging. But that was ten months ago. People now … (read the rest)
5. The Challenge of Sustainability
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At our recent "Best Practices for Church Boards Workshop" held in Langley, one of the groups attending had also participated in the first workshop we presented two and half years ago. What was remarkable to note was that none of … (read the rest)