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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Do You Need a Consultant—or a Pastor?

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  The nonprofit ministry CEO in the back row of my workshop asked a question about term limits for board members. He had two board m...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Good Thing Pilots Are Life-long Learners!

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  If you’re on your fair share of airplanes every year, you probably don’t worry much about pilot competencies. To fly, pilots must be ...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

2 Big Differences: Decision-making and Conflict Resolution

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In my last blog I asked, “Is there a difference between how a ‘secular’ board governs and how a ‘Christ-centered’ board governs?” In my ...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Christ-centered Gap Between CEOs and Board Members?

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Is there a difference between how a “secular” board governs and how a “Christ-centered” board governs?   The ECFA 2012 Governance Surve...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Musical Chairs

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If we are to spiritually discern God’s direction, as board members, how important is it that we really know each other? If your board m...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Your Board’s Fair Share of the World’s Burden

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One of my favorite devotional books is John Baillie’s remarkable one-million-copy bestseller, A Diary of Private Prayer . The format is su...
Friday, July 27, 2012

Your Designated Discernmentarian

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Ruth Haley Barton has the audacity to suggest, “Just because something is strategic does not necessarily mean it is God’s will for us righ...