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GOVERNANCE & MINISTRY
by Dan Hotchkiss
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Governance and Ministry: Why Worry?
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Why should congregations worry about governance? When there’s so much important work to do, why spend precious time defining boundaries, tinkering with bylaws and policies, delegating power, assigning duties, setting goals, and holding one other to account? There are some very practical reasons: Dull board meetings, for example. Programs bunkered into silos. Chronic conflict between clergy and lay leaders. An aimless budget process. Such motivations are important, but as I work with leaders who believe effective governance is crucial, I hear a deeper, more existential yearning. Each of us lives, from our first day, in at least two worlds: One is the world of desire and satisfaction. We cry, and whether someone gives us what we need determines a great deal about the temper of our spirit. From early childhood we pursue comfort and stability. Later on, we seek money—and the comfort and stability money brings, temporarily at least. At
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