Church Board of Elders and Leadership

Church Board of Elders and Leadership

Lead Your Church with Wisdom, Accountability, and Strategic Vision

Strong churches are built on strong leadership.

Whether you are serving as a Board Member, Elder, Pastor, Minister, Church Secretary, Churchwarden, Steward, Trustee, or Church Administrator, this practical course equips you with the knowledge, leadership competencies, and governance skills needed to contribute effectively to the church boardroom.

You will learn how to strengthen board effectiveness, improve governance, interpret financial reports for sound decision-making, manage meetings professionally, and provide strategic leadership that advances your church's mission.

Course Objective

This course is designed to build practical skills to enable you make meaningful contributions to your church's leadership, accountability, and long-term growth.

Course Outcome

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Apply best practices for effective Church Board governance and leadership.

• Understand the roles, responsibilities, and composition of an effective Board of Elders.

• Advise confidently on the planning and management of Board, Management, and Members' Meetings.

• Conduct meetings professionally using appropriate governance procedures.

• Understand and interpret financial reports for informed boardroom decision-making.

• Apply principles of financial accountability and stewardship within the church.

• Evaluate financing options for church projects and ministry initiatives.

• Contribute effectively to strategic planning and organizational development.

• Apply practical strategic planning models to church leadership.

• Align your church's vision with the mission of the universal Church.

• Strengthen transparency, accountability, and sustainable leadership within your ministry

What You Will Learn

This comprehensive course covers:

1. Understanding the Church Board of Elders

2. Roles, Responsibilities, Composition, and Membership

3. Building an Effective Board of Elders

4. Board Committees and the Nomination Committee

5. Succession Planning for Board Members and Senior Leadership

6. Managing Church Members' Meetings Effectively

7. Responsibilities of the Board Secretary

8. Proxy Appointments, Polls, and Voting Procedures

9. Board and Management Meetings

10. Financial Reporting and Accountability

11. Objectives of Financial Reporting

12. Understanding the Role of the Audit Committee

13. Reading and Interpreting Financial Statements

14. Using Financial Reports for Better Decision-Making

15. Assessing the Financial Position (Gearing) of Your Church

16. Financing Church Business Ventures and Ministry Projects

17. Strategic Thinking in the Church Boardroom

18. Strategic Planning Models for Church Growth

19. Aligning Church Vision with the Mission of the Universal Church

Why Take This Course?

Church leadership today requires more than passion—it requires sound governance, financial stewardship, strategic thinking, and effective leadership.

This course combines practical leadership principles with proven governance practices to help you become a more confident and effective church leader.

Whether your goal is to serve more effectively, prepare for greater leadership responsibilities, or strengthen your church's governance systems, this course provides practical knowledge you can apply immediately.

Enroll today and become a more effective, accountable, and visionary Church Board Member and leader.

For Further Information

Contact:

Rev Canon Prof John J M Martey FCG

Telephone: (233) 5000 77 596