Northwest Baptist Seminary » BoardTalk http://www.nbseminary.ca This is the Northwest Baptist Seminary Website Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:03:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Working with Bias — Decision-making In Church Board Meetings http://www.nbseminary.ca/archives/working-with-bias-decision-making-in-church-board-meetings http://www.nbseminary.ca/archives/working-with-bias-decision-making-in-church-board-meetings#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:43:29 +0000 Larry Perkins Ph.D. http://www.nbseminary.ca/?p=4542 In the midst of every important decision a church board engages lurks a myriad of biases that batter the process like turbulent winds. Every board member brings these biases into the room, including the chair and lead pastor. Biases are human realities, but some can be beneficial, while others have potential for serious harm. How then does a church board chair help the board control or balance out its biases or assumptions? Read the blog here and discover some ways a board chair can help a board work with its biases.

















Dr. Perkins has developed a new website called ChurchBoardChair.ca. It is a valuable resource for those called to the role of church board chair.





]]> http://www.nbseminary.ca/archives/working-with-bias-decision-making-in-church-board-meetings/feed 0 Learning Communities for Church Board Chairs http://www.nbseminary.ca/archives/learning-communities-for-church-board-chairs http://www.nbseminary.ca/archives/learning-communities-for-church-board-chairs#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:03:50 +0000 Larry Perkins Ph.D. http://www.nbseminary.com/?p=4063 As part of a larger B.C. Fellowship initiative Dr. Larry Perkins will be forming a learning community for church board chairs in January 2010. It will run for six months (January to June 2010), meeting monthly for two hours at the NBS Fosmark campus (specific time to be determined). This initial group will meet face-to-face.

A learning community gives opportunity for a 6 – 10 people to engage in serious discussion and reflection with accountability over a specific period of time with a view to developing leadership capacity in a focused area of ministry.

This particular learning community will create an opportunity for church board chairs to dialogue together about challenges they encounter in their ministry leadership, prayerfully encourage one another in this significant work, and enhance their capacity to serve in this role.

Participants will commit to reading 300 – 400 pages of material over the six months, participate in an online forum, engage seriously and confidentially in discussions, and be willing to be held accountable for mutually agreed growth goals.

The cost for participation in the six sessions will be $50, plus the cost of purchasing T.J.Addington, High Impact Church Boards (about $26).

If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr. Perkins using the form below no later than January 10, 2010.

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