View Governance Pros and Cons
Governance Pros and Cons
February 3, 2006
BOARD
PROS
• Inclusive with lots of involvement
• High accountability
• Stability even when paid staff changes
• Many people involved with annual review
CONS
• Cumbersome*
• Wearies and overwhelms staff
• Layers of approval
• Multiple levels of discussion
• Fails to empower people gifted for ministry
• Too open to conflict
• Burdensome*
• Too much time in institutional meetings*
QUESTIONS
• Could we modify so that Boards had more authority so no need to go to United Board
ISSUES/CONCERNS
• None
COUNCIL
PROS
• Smaller Decision Making Group
• More efficient
• Flexible
• More representative style of government
• Leadership is representative
• Decisions made by those passionate and gifted about their areas
• Two congregational meetings
• Greater awareness
• Good Coordination and Communication
CONS
• Lobbyist behavior
• Rivalry between committees
• Burdensome for Pastors
• Feels more top down
• Less flexibility than LT
• Matching people with ministry and gifts
• Still many meetings.
• Not a visioning model
• Nominating Committee
QUESTIONS
• Future of PRC
• Status of Elder Board
ISSUES/CONCERNS
• Passion for all areas of ministry
• Function of Nominating Committee
• Loss of respect for history of church
• Loss of control by body
LEADERSHIP TEAM
PROS
• Efficient
• Flexible
• Move quickly
• More stream-lined
• Respond rapidly
• Requires good decision making ability
• Feels support up
• Vision focus
• More staff input to vision
• Nobody expires
• Need to choose people you trust
• Allows ministry without unnecessary involvement in decisions
• Big Picture Leaders
CONS
• Could lead to decisions that need to be reversed later.
• Too few people taking over the church.
• Too much power in too few voices
• Possible overload for leadership team if members not keeping pace
• Team Leads but does not do the ministries.
• Nominating Committee critical
• Overload team with too much responsibility.
QUESTIONS
• Future of PRC
• Status of Elder Board
ISSUES/CONCERNS
• Future of PRC
• Status of Elder Board
• Function of Nominating Committee
• Loss of respect for history of church
• Busy does not equal productivity
• Requires good decision makers
• Passionate representatives for all areas
• Loss of control
* General Comments: Could we create so many by-laws and rules that we may wind up just as cumbersome as we are now? Members empowered by involvement in ministry; not by making decisions.
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