Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership
Autor Dan Hotchkissen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2026
The third edition has been streamlined and reorganized to better help readers think through leadership models and the process of change. It also features appendices with a style guide for policymakers and a unified example of a board policy book. To enhance the book's value, Dan offers online resources at www.danhotchkiss.com.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9798881804152
Pagini: 296
Ilustrații: 16 b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:3rd edition
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T&T Clark
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Pagini: 296
Ilustrații: 16 b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:3rd edition
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T&T Clark
Locul publicării:New York, United States
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Cuprins
List of Figures
Preface To the Third Edition
How I Came to Write This Book
Planning and the Governance Question
What Has Changed-And What Hasn't
Size Still Matters
Who This Book Is For
Gratitude
1. Organized Religion
Containing the Tension
Two Kinds of Leadership
Governance and Ministry in Brief
Some of My Assumptions
Benefits of Governance and Ministry
2. Ways Congregations Have Organized
Board-Centered Congregation
Committee-Centered Congregation
Clergy-Centered Congregation
Some Even Worse Ideas
I. Overview of Governance and Ministry
3. A Map of Governance and Ministry
Board and Staff
The Congregation
Committees and Teams
Three Zones of Leadership
Clear Delegation
4. Board-Led Governance
The Board as Fiduciary
Duties of Board Members
Modes of Board Governance
5. Staff-Led Ministry
Epiphany in Louisiana
One Structure for Ministry Decisions
Key Elements of Staff-Led Ministry
Ministry Teams
Stresses of Transition
6. Leading in Partnership
Lay-Clergy Tensions
Nothing New Here
What Can Clergy Do?
Practices in Partnership
Boundaries
Healthy Partnerships
II. Life After Governance Change
7. Better Board Meetings
Poor Robert and His Rules
Board Meetings that Are Less Excruciating
Board Meetings that Are Fun and Productive
Committees that Help the Board
A Board Covenant
Why Improving Meetings Is Not Easy
8. Effective Staff Structure
The Head of Staff
The Staff Leadership Team
An Org-Chart Workshop
Teams for Effective Ministry
9. Skilled Staff Leadership
Shifting from Contributor to Leader
Supervising-The Core Skill of Staff Leadership
Three More Staff Leadership Skills
Emotional Skills for Staff Leadership
Testing Leadership and Emotional Skills
Whistling While You Work
10. Faith and Money in One Conversation
Board Governance of Finance
Staff Management of Finance
Organizing for Finance
Transparency About Money
Budgeting as Leadership
How Boards Raise Money
11. Board-Staff Collaboration
Ministry Vision
Open Questions
Holy Conversation
Staff Management and Implementation
Monitoring
Evaluation
Strategic planning
III. A Governance Change Process
12. Starting the Process
Governance Workshop
Governance Assessment
Questions to Ask Up Front
Workshops with the Board
Governance Change Vision
The Governance Task Force
Planning the Work
13. Bylaws and the Like
Hierarchy of Documents
What Bylaws Should Say
What Bylaws Should Not Say
14. Writing Leakproof Policies
Writing Like a Sculptor
Policy Writing as a Process
Style Guide for Policy Writers
Quick Tour of the Bourne Street Policies
Bourne Street Board Policies
Glossary of Terms Used in Governance and Ministry
Workshop Plans
A. An Org-Chart Workshop
B. The Board's Time, Part 1: Analysis
C. The Board's Time, Part 2: Planning
Bibliography
Board Governance
Congregation Size
History, Sociology, and Law
Management, Staff, and Teams
Meeting Facilitation
Planning and Evaluation
Notes
Preface To the Third Edition
How I Came to Write This Book
Planning and the Governance Question
What Has Changed-And What Hasn't
Size Still Matters
Who This Book Is For
Gratitude
1. Organized Religion
Containing the Tension
Two Kinds of Leadership
Governance and Ministry in Brief
Some of My Assumptions
Benefits of Governance and Ministry
2. Ways Congregations Have Organized
Board-Centered Congregation
Committee-Centered Congregation
Clergy-Centered Congregation
Some Even Worse Ideas
I. Overview of Governance and Ministry
3. A Map of Governance and Ministry
Board and Staff
The Congregation
Committees and Teams
Three Zones of Leadership
Clear Delegation
4. Board-Led Governance
The Board as Fiduciary
Duties of Board Members
Modes of Board Governance
5. Staff-Led Ministry
Epiphany in Louisiana
One Structure for Ministry Decisions
Key Elements of Staff-Led Ministry
Ministry Teams
Stresses of Transition
6. Leading in Partnership
Lay-Clergy Tensions
Nothing New Here
What Can Clergy Do?
Practices in Partnership
Boundaries
Healthy Partnerships
II. Life After Governance Change
7. Better Board Meetings
Poor Robert and His Rules
Board Meetings that Are Less Excruciating
Board Meetings that Are Fun and Productive
Committees that Help the Board
A Board Covenant
Why Improving Meetings Is Not Easy
8. Effective Staff Structure
The Head of Staff
The Staff Leadership Team
An Org-Chart Workshop
Teams for Effective Ministry
9. Skilled Staff Leadership
Shifting from Contributor to Leader
Supervising-The Core Skill of Staff Leadership
Three More Staff Leadership Skills
Emotional Skills for Staff Leadership
Testing Leadership and Emotional Skills
Whistling While You Work
10. Faith and Money in One Conversation
Board Governance of Finance
Staff Management of Finance
Organizing for Finance
Transparency About Money
Budgeting as Leadership
How Boards Raise Money
11. Board-Staff Collaboration
Ministry Vision
Open Questions
Holy Conversation
Staff Management and Implementation
Monitoring
Evaluation
Strategic planning
III. A Governance Change Process
12. Starting the Process
Governance Workshop
Governance Assessment
Questions to Ask Up Front
Workshops with the Board
Governance Change Vision
The Governance Task Force
Planning the Work
13. Bylaws and the Like
Hierarchy of Documents
What Bylaws Should Say
What Bylaws Should Not Say
14. Writing Leakproof Policies
Writing Like a Sculptor
Policy Writing as a Process
Style Guide for Policy Writers
Quick Tour of the Bourne Street Policies
Bourne Street Board Policies
Glossary of Terms Used in Governance and Ministry
Workshop Plans
A. An Org-Chart Workshop
B. The Board's Time, Part 1: Analysis
C. The Board's Time, Part 2: Planning
Bibliography
Board Governance
Congregation Size
History, Sociology, and Law
Management, Staff, and Teams
Meeting Facilitation
Planning and Evaluation
Notes
Recenzii
Dan Hotchkiss is the voice we have all come to rely on as our trusted guide in governance. This latest edition has everything you need to shape or reform governance practices in your congregation.
Readers need not expect a dry technical manual. Dan Hotchkiss offers a passionate argument for the power and relevance of congregational life-lived well-in a contentious and fast-changing world. Engaging with even a chapter or two will bring clarity and wisdom to clergy and laity with weighty leadership responsibilities.
A marvelous resource! Not limited to a 'how to,' Dan's work offers us a 'why to' approach to balance the tension between governance and ministry, and to find the right partnership between staff and board. This 3rd edition deserves a re-read even by those with 1st and 2nd editions because it speaks so well to a culture deeply changed over recent years-which now, more than ever, needs the healthy voice of the common good found in missional congregations.
This book has been a pivotal in guiding our church board for the last decade. Dan's insights around the difference between governance and ministry empowered our board to do the critical work of leadership rather than bogging down in management. His vision has shaped our church in profound and life-giving ways.
Readers need not expect a dry technical manual. Dan Hotchkiss offers a passionate argument for the power and relevance of congregational life-lived well-in a contentious and fast-changing world. Engaging with even a chapter or two will bring clarity and wisdom to clergy and laity with weighty leadership responsibilities.
A marvelous resource! Not limited to a 'how to,' Dan's work offers us a 'why to' approach to balance the tension between governance and ministry, and to find the right partnership between staff and board. This 3rd edition deserves a re-read even by those with 1st and 2nd editions because it speaks so well to a culture deeply changed over recent years-which now, more than ever, needs the healthy voice of the common good found in missional congregations.
This book has been a pivotal in guiding our church board for the last decade. Dan's insights around the difference between governance and ministry empowered our board to do the critical work of leadership rather than bogging down in management. His vision has shaped our church in profound and life-giving ways.