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GOVERNANCE & MINISTRY
by Dan Hotchkiss
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Is your board members’ time well spent? A twelve-member board that meets for two hours once a month consumes 288 person hours. That’s seven full work weeks, not counting preparation time. Poll your retiring board members, if you dare. If your board is like many others, you’ll tap into a deeper well of dissatisfaction than most leaders suspect. What can be done? A lot, fortunately! Most congregations follow patterns of board life that are out of date—to put it kindly—and long overdue to be reformed. In Governance and Ministry, I spell out a road map for comprehensive governance change. But not every congregation’s board is ready for a revolution. Luckily, you can do a lot while you are waiting. (Warning: Boards in conflict should get help managing the conflict before making changes to their rules or practices. In conflict, people tend to seize on any change proposal as a fresh
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