Transforming Church Boards into Communities

by Charles M. Olsen

Discover inspiring, practical ways your board can make its meetings become opportunities for deepening faith, developing leadership, and church renewal. Research included interviews with lay leaders; clergy; and seminary, judicatory, and denominational staff from mainline Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Evangelical Christian faith traditions.

Genres: Leadership, Church, Religion, Christianity

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used this with church board circa 2005. True transformation!

[Elizabeth Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you can get past the almost inaccessible way the content is organized, this is the most practical guide I've found for strategically transitioning a congregation into fully integrating spiritual practice within the governance and live of the church.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This an excellent book to start a revolution and make your church meetings more beneficial for all. This book incorporates not only ideas but practical ways to put those ideas into action. We have already implemented some of the ideas in this book with great results. I suspect this will be an ongoing resource for some time to come.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent points on how far too many meetings (religious or otherwise) are little more than reports that consume time. Olsen gives some very clear ways groups can enhance the process and energize the decision making process as well as keeping decisions from being a win/lose experience.

[Revkent · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good "hands on" book for church boards to view themselves differently.

[Eileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book on worshipful work. Excellent ideas. Very inspiring.

[Craig Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great introduction on how to add a deeper spiritual element to congregational leadership.