Becoming a Great Church Board

How do you lead a church board? What makes an effective board member? These handouts help both pastors and church board members answer these questions. The professionally designed 11 handouts overview many church board activities, like making good decisions, and give you steps to achieve them. Table of Contents: How to Build a Great Board (free sample) Growing godly decision-makers takes intentional effort. David Hubbard Build Better Relationships with Your Board To get along inside the boardroom, you have to start outside. Chuck Swindoll Disciple Your Board Focus on personal relationships to foster spiritual growth. Richard C. Halverson Vitalize Board Meetings Put life and vigor back into the boardroom. Bruce R. Johnson Three Key Traits of Effective Boards Does your board exhibit these traits of church board health? Larry Osborne Make Good Board Decisions Check your motives and your methods with these 10 questions. Fred Smith What's Behind Your Decisions? Values determine decisions. But which values? Lyle E. Schaller Overseeing Ministry from the Boardroom Learning to see the big picture begins with learning to trust. Larry Osborne Turn Vision into Reality Vision happens only when you understand the process. Ken Blanchard How to Serve as a Board Member Take to heart the responsibilities of church leadership. Church Resources Consortium