Focusing Your Church Board: Using the Carver Policy Governance Model

Church boards are often the scene of confusion, conflict, and chaos. What’s the job of a board? What’s the role of the pastor in relation to the board? Should there be an elder board and an administrative board? Ted Hull’s use of illustrations and analogies bring these questions—and answers—into focus.

Ted first looks at the foundation of governance, both from a biblical and historic perspective. Then he introduces Policy Governance®, often referred to as the Carver model, and confronts questions regarding whether this secular model can work in the church, or if it should even be allowed. He even argues for why a church board may not want to use Policy Governance.

When you’re done reading, you’ll never look at the role of a church board in the same way again. In fact, whether you’re a member of your church board or the board of any charity, you’ll find yourself reaching for this book more than once.

“With wit and wisdom, Ted draws from his rich and practical experience in church life and organizational governance to assist churches in understanding and applying Policy Governance® consistently and correctly.”
—Daniel Hamil, Ed.D.
Executive Director/CEO
North American Baptist Conference

“Ted Hull approaches the topic of church governance in an engaging style that has you laughing and nodding… Even if you tend to be a ‘doubting Thomas,’ I urge you to suspend your doubts long enough to read and absorb the message of this book.”
—Jannice Moore
President, The Governance Coach™

Author Bio:

Ted Hull, President of Ted Hull Consulting, has been involved with churches and para-church organizations for over thirty years. He has a passion to serve churches and charities by facilitating the process of governance excellence through coaching boards and leaders in the course of change.

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• Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations (J-B Carver Board Governance Series Book 6)
• The Coming Revolution in Church Economics: Why Tithes and Offerings Are No Longer Enough, and What You Can Do about It
• Leading Leaders: Empowering Church Boards for Ministry Excellence
• A Carver Policy Governance Guide, The Policy Governance Model and the Role of the Board Member (J-B Carver Board Governance Series Book 1)
• Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership
• Lessons From The Church Boardroom: 40 Insights For Exceptional Governance
• God Dreams: 12 Vision Templates for Finding and Focusing Your Church's Future
• Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series Book 35)
• A Carver Policy Governance Guide, Adjacent Leadership Roles: CGO and CEO (J-B Carver Board Governance Series Book 44)