Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership - Softcover

Hotchkiss, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566993709 ISBN 13: 9781566993708

Publisher: Alban Institute, Inc, 2009

Synopsis

In Governance and Ministry, Alban Institute senior consultant Dan Hotchkiss offers congregational leaders a roadmap and tools for changing the way boards and clergy work together to lead congregations. Hotchkiss demonstrates that the right governance model is the one that best enables a congregation to fulfill its mission--to achieve both the outward results and the inward quality of life to which it is called. Resources on governance for the nonprofit sector have burgeoned over the past decade, and this book translates some of what is most helpful from that world for clergy and lay leaders. it also recognizes that in some ways congregations are unique and need governance structures and processes different from those that work in other organizations. Leaders must continually balance the conserving function of an institution with the expectation of disruptive, change-inducting creativity that comes when individuals peek past the temple veil and catch fresh visions of the Holy. Governance in congregations is not the science of achieving optimal results through organizational re-engineering. Governance is an expressive art, like preaching. The forms of our congregations must reflect the values and perceptions of the sacred at their heart. Congregations need skills and methods for negotiating "our way" of governance and for passing the torch effectively to new leaders.

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About the Author

Rev. Dan Hotchkiss writes, consults, and speaks widely for congregations and other nonprofits. His specialties include board governance, strategic and financial planning, clergy transition, and fundraising. As a senior consultant for the Alban Institute for 14 years, and now as an independent consultant, Dan has directly helped hundreds of congregations and related organizations in over 28 denominational groups. Through his coaching, teaching, and writing, Dan touches the lives of an even wider range of leaders. He is also the author of Ministry and Money: A Guide for Clergy and Their Friends.You can visit his website at www.danhotchkiss.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alban Institute, Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566993709
• ISBN 13: 9781566993708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268