Leading leaders : Empowering Church boards for ministry excellence

From the respected author of many church leadership books comes a practical guide to creating and maintaining leadership that is spiritually equipped and properly trained to lead the local Body of Christ Full description

Main Author: Malphurs, Aubrey.
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House, 2005
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Table of Contents:
  • Who is leading the churches? : observations of board leadership
  • The governing board : a definition of board leadership
  • Why have a governing board? : rationale for board leadership
  • Board accountability
  • Board composition
  • The spiritually healthy board : characteristics of board leadership
  • The effective board : functions of board leadership
  • The policies approach to governance : operations of board leadership
  • Board policies : areas for board leadership
  • Board meetings
  • Implementing a policies approach
  • Improving board effectiveness : training board leadership
  • Appendix A: governing board audit
  • Appendix B: the role of a board member's spouse
  • Appendix C: policies governing the board : the board's function
  • Appendix D: policies governing the senior pastor : the senior pastor's function
  • Appendix E: policies governing the board/senior pastor relationship
  • Appendix F: mission statement : ends policies
  • Appendix G: men's character assessment for leadership
  • Appendix H: women's character assessment for leadership
  • Appendix I: board member covenant
  • Appendix J: the church and power : individual and corporate power
  • Appendix K: Skillman Bible Church governance policy
  • Appendix L: Lake Pointe Church policies
  • Appendix M: board policies : Lancaster County Bible Church
  • Appendix N: elder board policy manual.