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By Dave Gemmell
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The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.
Welcome to the Best Practices Adventist Ministry Podcast. I’m Dave Gemmell.
What words come to mind when I say ‘church board?’ Some may say Waste of time. Church Fight! Never Ending. Nit picky. Other’s might say: uplifting, Unifying, Productive, Fun. How would you like to move your church board from the first group to the second? You’re in luck. Today’s title is 3 tips for Church Boards. I’ve gathered tips from experts and interspersed them with powerful tips that came when I asked Adventist Pastors in an online group to share. and they really delivered.
Here’s the guests on this month’s show in order of appearance:
Tip #1, Be Prepared
Andre Goncalves of Dallas First Church of Seventh-day Adventists believes that having the right people on the church board makes all the difference. It starts with the organizing committee and the nominating committee.
Another person who is essential is someone who has the skills in keeping minutes. Why are minutes important? Karnik Doukmetizian, General Counsel for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists gives tips from a legal perspective for Church Boards on minutes, abiding the laws of the land, solid supporting documents, and secret ballots. These are short excepts from his presentation at the 2015 CALLED convention for pastors.
South Atlantic pastor Everton Ennis, serving New Jerusalem Seventh-day Adventist Praise & Worship Center as well as Newnan first, shares his passion for relationships and preparation for church board.
Lowell Cooper, former vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is considered in Adventist circles to be one of the greatest experts in conducting productive meetings. In this podcast he gives powerful tips on room preparation, agendas, and organizational polity. His interview comes courtesy of the Making Committees and Church Boards More Effectiveepisode of the Ministry in Motion weekly video series, hosted by Anthony Kent and Ivan Williams.
A big part of preparation is getting out the agenda and supporting documents early enough for each board member to be prepared. David Salazar, Youth Ministries Director of Washington Conference, shares his powerful tips.
Tip #2, Make Quality Decisions
Many board meetings grind on and on about trivial things. Does every tiny decision need to go through the board? David Hamstra, Pastor at Edmonton Central Adventist Church, gives some great tips on why and how a church board should delegate some of its decision making.
Matthew Shallenberger, associate pastor...
The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.