Explains what legal duties church board members carry. Helpful for training and onboarding new members.

A look at how churches can better support their pastors through care policies and board engagement. Based on the new ECFA standard.

Explores how churches can care for long-term staff by offering sabbaticals. Helps prevent burnout and encourage longevity in ministry.

Learn how dashboard reports improve board awareness and decision-making. This overview shows the value of visual data tracking.

Clear role descriptions to help board members understand their responsibilities. This is a useful template for recruiting or clarifying expectations.

Church board members have a long list of responsibilities. Among these is the responsibility for the money that flows through the church. Included in those responsibilities is keeping accurate records and never letting a single individual have control of the money. These make good common sense. There also must be an annual audit of the church’s financial records. This is a bit more difficult. However, an annual audit of the church’s records is a must.

This guide is designed to maximize ministry, minimize pointless and/or non-productive meetings, clarify roles and responsibility of church board members, and transition your church to a single board system with a majority of elders.

Basic board roles and responsibilities are the foundation for successful boards. BoardSource has designed this checklist so you can quickly remind yourself of your key responsibilities. It’s also a great board orientation tool!

Top 15 questions asked about financial issues by nonprofit leaders.

Board members act as trustees of the organization’s assets and must exercise due diligence and oversight to ensure that the organization is well-managed and that its financial situation remains sound. Here is an outline of how board members can fulfill their role as fiduciaries.

Ensuring resources is a role of the board, in addition to setting direction for the organization and providing oversight. One way to ensure resources and provide oversight may be to consider background checks for board members.

Use this TRUE OR FALSE annual audit as a first step in assessing your ministry’s compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

As you make decisions affecting the life of your church’s ministry, be sure you understand the top 10 things church board members should know about their ministry.

A template to use for your annual evaluation of your Lead Pastor.

Your role as a church board member is incredibly important for the church. There are also liabilities and responsibilities that you should know about that come with this role.