{"id":11996,"date":"2012-10-11T10:58:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T14:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"\/news_blogs\/john\/?p=11996"},"modified":"2021-12-11T20:41:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T01:41:07","slug":"serving-as-a-board-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2012\/10\/11\/serving-as-a-board-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving as a Board Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My second book, <a title=\"Link to the CCCC store\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/cart\/view_item\/serving_as_a_board_member\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Serving as a Board Member: Practical guidance for directors of Christian ministries<\/strong><\/a>, is now available for sale in print and as an e-publication.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cThis book is a gift of gold for brand new board candidates. It\u2019s a refining fire for those of us who are already committed.\u201d <\/em>\u2013 <strong>Jim Brown<\/strong> \u2013 author of <strong>The Imperfect Board Member<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not a book about governance. It is about how an individual can decide whether or not to accept a board nomination, and once elected, how they&nbsp;can best contribute to the board&#8217;s success. My goal is that directors will find their board service to be a rich, satisfying experience. The book is a very down-to-earth, richly illustrated, practical guide to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fulfilling your responsibilities,<\/li>\n<li>participating in great debates without losing friends,<\/li>\n<li>understanding how&nbsp;boards work,&nbsp;and<\/li>\n<li>leaving the board well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a title=\"Link to CCCC store\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/cart\/view_item\/dvd_board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DVD version<\/a> is perfect for <strong>board development<\/strong>\/group learning. You can download as many workbooks as you want and the modules are 15-20 minutes in length. The book is intended for people who prefer to read rather than watch, or who want to have more reflection time than a DVD allows.<\/p>\n<p>The book&nbsp;has everything that the DVD has in terms of content, but I&#8217;ve added to it. New topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practical advice for discerning God&#8217;s call to a ministry board<\/li>\n<li>A more extended discussion of the special nuances of church boards<\/li>\n<li>The differences between business boards and charity boards<\/li>\n<li>How business people need to adjust their business criteria to help, rather than hinder, a charity board<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also thought that readers should benefit from more than just my own views, so I&#8217;ve obtained permission to&nbsp;include some of the writings of nine governance authors&nbsp;that touch on the topic of this book. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Carver &#8211; <em>Boards That Make A Difference<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Charles Olsen &#8211; <em>Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders<\/em><\/li>\n<li>David Hester &#8211; From&nbsp;<em>Building Effective Boards for Religious Organizations<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Max De Pree &#8211; <em>Called to Serve: Creating and nurturing the effective volunteer board<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Malcolm Warford &#8211; from <em>Building Effective Boards for Religious Organizations<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Les Stahlke &#8211; <em>Governance Matters<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jan Masaoka &#8211; <em>From The Best of the Board Cafe: Hands-on solutions for nonprofit boards<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ram Charan &#8211; <em>Boards That Deliver<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Edgar Stoesz &#8211; <em>Doing Good Even Better: How to be an effective board member of a nonprofit organization<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And I was really blessed to have Jim Brown write the foreword.<\/p>\n<p>At about 180 pages, it is a quick read that should help your board members work together better and avoid the many traps that create tension and strife in the boardroom. 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