The Board and the Pastor

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Apprehended

I will propose a senario to get your reaction, if you care to.

A long time pastor resigns the church leaving it to another experienced Pastor from another area.

A holiday arrives which just happened to be on a regularly scheduled church service night. The pastor announces to the church that since it is a major holiday on that regular church night, services will be dismissed on that one night so that famlies can have their time together.

Church Board says to the pastor that they are not going to dismiss services on that night because the last, long time pastor taught them not to dismiss regularly scheduled services even if it DOES fall on a holiday. So, the church board attempts to supercede the Pastor's announcement of no service that night.

Pastor at first tries to hold his own. Board informs pastor that they are going to have church that night, regardless. Board informs pastor that he is welcome to attend if he should desire, but services will begin on that holiday night according to schedule. The church is also notified of the decision of the Board to have services.

Good example.

Now if I was a saint there and knew this happened it would be there alone.

I don't know that I would have a telephone ministry but I would not be there!

[Esther]

What is the difference between a board and trustees?

[freeatlast]

We have in our church a trustee board that helps guide our financial decisions.

We also have an Elder board that helps in spiritual decisions.

[Fab]

Originally Posted by Esther

What is the difference between a board and trustees?

One of the more obvious, but overlooked difference, is a board is usually appointed by a Pastor for a term of 1 year, where trustees or elected by the church body until their successors are elected.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

We have in our church a trustee board that helps guide our financial decisions.

We also have an Elder board that helps in spiritual decisions.

Now I may give someone a heart attack here.

BUT..we have on our trustee board two women.


What do you think..can women serve on a church board??

[Fab]

As mentioned earlier in this thread, I think the Pastor should have spiritual oversight. As the old saying goes, "Anything with two heads is a monster."

[Fab]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Now I may give someone a heart attack here.

BUT..we have on our trustee board two women.


What do you think..can women serve on a church board??

Seeing that a trustee board deals with property issues and has no spiritual impact upon a church, why shouldn't a women be allowed to serve? Our trustee boards doubles as our church finance committee, and we also have a woman on board.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Now I may give someone a heart attack here.

BUT..we have on our trustee board two women.


What do you think..can women serve on a church board??

I was going to ask that.

Why not more and more women are in management positions and understand business more than a man that may only be a laborer not used to making business decisions.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Esther

I was going to ask that.

Why not more and more women are in management positions and understand business more than a man that may only be a laborer not used to making business decisions.

Exactly Esther, our two ladies have been a wonderful additon to our board.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

Exactly Esther, our two ladies have been a wonderful additon to our board.

Are they received well?