Resource Chapter: Ch. 7: Better Board Meetings
Specific agenda items for congregational boards to address during the quieter summer months.
Governance questions raised by online board meetings and electronic voting.
Explores majority voting vs. consensus-based decision-making.
What separates committees that actually accomplish things from those that merely meet.
Three concrete changes boards can make to improve meeting culture and effectiveness.
Diagnostic questions that meeting leaders should ask before any board or committee meeting.
Most boards spend too much time on reports. A guide to allocating meeting time across governance, discernment, and accountability.