A one-stop nuts-and-bolts for creating and managing a sound, effective, and fair congregation.
With reports of financial impropriety and clergy misconduct making headlines accountable leadership and sound management practices are priority concerns in congregations of every faith. In this comprehensive resource, minister and manager Paul Chaffee offers congrations leader, both clergy and laity, expert guidance and hundreds of invaluable resource listings for establishing a shared vision, creating an effective governing board, being a responsible employer, stewardship and financial planning, minimizing legal exposure, and addressing domestic violence and other difficult issues faced by congregation members
Originally self-published in 1993, this new edition has been extensively revised and updated It includes many new resources on contemporary topics such as trends in church-giving and church-state issues.
