Resource Chapter: Ch. 11: Board-Staff Collaboration

How congregations can manage the constant stream of new ideas from enthusiastic members without dismissing them or being distracted from strategic priorities.

How to build organizational confidence and capability by successfully completing big projects. How to pick the right project, lead it well, and use success to build momentum.

The planning question that helps congregations clarify their goals and values — drilling down to the underlying goods that any decision or plan is meant to achieve.

A goal-focused framework for evaluating congregational programs, staff, and ministries — asking whether goals were met rather than just whether people are satisfied.

Strategic planning (setting long-term direction) vs. operational planning (executing day-to-day). Congregations need clarity about which kind they are doing.