Agenda Items for Your Board this Summer

Governing boards—even those that generally spend time planning and discerning—have understandably become preoccupied with short-term matters during the pandemic. Board members are busy finding groceries, caring for children out of school, and helping out with this or that around the congregation. But “this or that” is not the work of governance. Eventually boards and clergy leaders must return to their core work and formulate a fact-based and compelling vision of the congregation’s future.