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Tag Archives | council

Questions to Ask Oneself Before Serving on a Parish Council

By Anthony Scott on October 3, 2015 in Develop, Fundraise, Parish Council or Board Development

Give prayerful consideration to serving on the parish council. They need you but only if you are dedicated and willing.

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Clergy and Laity in the Orthodox Church by Fr. Alexander Schmemann

By Anthony Scott on March 19, 2015 in Articles, Lead, Parish Council or Board Development

Clergy and laity together compose “governance” of the Church and of the local parish. This article clarifies the ways, means and purposes of both clergy and laity according to Orthodox theology.

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Meetings that Matter

By Anthony Scott on January 29, 2015 in Communicate, Lead, Manage, Parish Council or Board Development, Plan, Projects, Strategic Planning

How much time in a priest’s life of service is spent in meetings? What percentage of these meetings could be improved upon? How many of the meetings should have resulted in decisions, policy formulation and ACTION effectively taken to precipitate Godly change? Read on for immensely practical help.

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PowerPoint: 14 Best Practices for Orthodox Christian Parish Council Governance

By Anthony Scott on January 19, 2015 in Develop, Envision, Parish Council or Board Development

Download, view and print the Powerpoint as a PDF: 14 Best Practices of Orthodox Christian Parish Councils    

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Zombie Parish Council Members

By Anthony Scott on January 17, 2015 in Lead, Parish Council or Board Development

Go ahead. Count ’em. There’s likely a couple of zombie parish council members lurching around and stumbling about. But sometimes an entire parish council is infected by the virus. Read on.

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The Basic Parish Strategic Planning Process in 10 Steps

By Anthony Scott on December 19, 2013 in Develop, Lead, Parish Council or Board Development, Plan, Strategic Planning

A quick summary of a parish strategic planning process.

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Build Your Parish Council Through Nominations

By Anthony Scott on December 17, 2013 in Develop, Parish Council or Board Development, Volunteers

Carefully thought through identification, cultivation, recruitment, nomination, election and orientation builds a solid parish council – one to depend upon.

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Parish Council Member Self-Evaluation (Long Form)

By Anthony Scott on December 16, 2013 in Develop, Parish Council or Board Development, Volunteers

There are exercises for the entire parish council to assess their performance. This is the long-form (there is a shorter one) questionnaire for each parish council member to assess his or her own individual performance.

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Parish Council and Priest Communication Exercise

By Anthony Scott on December 3, 2013 in Communicate, Lead, Parish Council or Board Development

Openness, trust, patience, charity and sharing a common understanding of the purpose of parish life and a shared vision for the future of the parish – these are the hallmarks of a good working relationship between the priest and the parish council. Yet the model suffers if there is poor communication.

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Elders: The Scriptural Antecedent That Models Parish Council Service

By Anthony Scott on December 1, 2013 in Develop, Parish Council or Board Development, Volunteers

Elevate how parish council members view their calling to service with this scriptural teaching.

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The Parish Council Member Profile Grid

By Anthony Scott on November 23, 2013 in Parish Council or Board Development, Volunteers

With intelligence and forethought load the parish council with skills and talent.

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Parish Standards of Excellence

By Anthony Scott on November 21, 2013 in Develop, Manage, Parish Council or Board Development

An adaptation of a document produced by the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations for an Orthodox parish setting.

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The Life and Evolution of a Parish Council

By Anthony Scott on November 19, 2013 in Develop, Lead, Parish Council or Board Development

Complex, combative, cooperative, confused and competent – a parish council may be all of these things simultaneously. Board development is a science and a process that the priest must master, if in cooperation with the parish council, he is to quietly “shape” the parish council into one of the most effective means of spiritually developing the parish.

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The Chairperson of the Strategic Planning Committee

By Anthony Scott on November 7, 2013 in Parish Council or Board Development, Plan, Strategic Planning, Volunteers

One of the most important volunteer positions that needs to be filled and one that requires some fairly rare attributes.

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The Parish Council Nominations Process

By Anthony Scott on November 5, 2013 in Develop, Parish Council or Board Development, Volunteers

A carefully managed but open nominations process to the parish council can save countless hours of frustration at a later date and majorly improve the level of performance by the parish council. Don’t leave this means of parish development to spontaneous hand-raising at general assemblies or cattle calls for volunteers from the amvon.

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Powerpoint: Mission, Vision and Values Statements – Key Documents of Parish Development

By Anthony Scott on October 27, 2013 in Church growth, Communicate, Develop, Envision, Fundraise, Lead, Manage, Parish Council or Board Development, Plan, Strategic Planning

Surprising and sometimes erroneous assumptions are made by church leaders concerning how general parishioners view the mission, vision and values of the community.

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PowerPoint: Introduction to the Parish Council or Board Development Process

By Anthony Scott on October 27, 2013 in Develop, Lead, Manage, Parish Council or Board Development

The most under-utilized change agency in a parish is the parish council. A well-developed governing council is a precious asset in fulfilling the mission of the parish.

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Envisioning: An Essential Task of Leadership

By Anthony Scott on October 24, 2013 in Develop, Envision, Lead, Parish Council or Board Development, Plan

Among the countless tasks of the priest one of the most important in terms of parish development is envisioning the future of the parish.

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Crisis Leadership: Errors to Avoid

By Anthony Scott on March 16, 2013 in Communicate, Lead, Manage, Parish Council or Board Development

Every so often in every parish there is a crisis. Be prepared.

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Parish Honor Code Regarding Contributions

By Anthony Scott on March 16, 2013 in Communicate, Develop, Fundraise, Parish Council or Board Development

Parishes often shoot themselves in the foot, both purposefully and accidentally, when they mishandle contributions or confidential information. Unfortunately, it’s an all too common occurrence in parish life.

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