Part 1. The heart of the matter : transforming and inspiring church boards -- Simple elegance : the spirit of a board as "worshipful work" -- Creeping cultures : the spirits of the agenda of board meetings -- Part 2. The sum of its parts : four transforming practices for the agenda of meetings -- Coming from somewhere : the practice of history giving and story telling -- Distilling wisdom : the practice of biblical and theological reflection -- Seeing with spiritual eyes : the practice of prayerful discernment -- Going somewhere : the practice of "visioning" the future -- Part 3. An open letter to board and council members (with permission granted for pastors, council moderators, and church nominating committees to read) -- Fathoming the river : to those considering a call to service -- Preparing to embark : to elected board members preparing for service -- Entering the stream : to new board members being assimilated into a board -- Rowing the boat : to active, established board members -- Nearing the shore : to board members preparing to exit a board -- Sample meeting agenda -- Board culture indicators -- Identifying natural leadership. Published in: Washington, D.C Physical description: xvii, 189, [1] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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