Pull up your chair
A concise guide to leading a board into creative community
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Autumn 2001
14 Articles
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Pull up your chair
A concise guide to leading a board into creative community
Max De Pree had a long history of successful service as the board chair of Fuller Theological Seminary. Verley Sangster had need of a mentor’s good advice as he assumed the presidency of the Center for Urban Theological Studies in Philadelphia and faced the daunting task of developing a stronger volunteer board. The resultant dialogue…
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State of the communion
A new chair connects with board members
Changes in leadership always result in a shift of dynamics within a board and reflect the nature of the leader’s style in team building. One incoming chair’s style led him to a series of personal visits with each of his board members prior to their first meeting together. How he went about it, what he…
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Who’s in charge here?
When the board advises and the chair consents
On paper the ownership and governance of Roman Catholic diocesan schools fall squarely on the shoulders of the bishop. In the case of Cincinnati’s Athenaeum, the shoulders belong to the Most Reverend Daniel Pilarczyk, a man who eschews the potential role of autocrat and, instead, invites his advisory board to participate actively in the governance…
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Is it discounting?, responsible investing
Mark Wilhelm looks at tuition-discounting goals for ELCA seminaries. Richard Ice focuses on responsible investing in light of the current market situation.
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Page proofs: lessons from books
As William Wordsworth put it, Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good. Though some may question his statement about the pure, innate goodness of books, they are indeed a substantial world—one that can leave powerful impressions and lasting changes, as the seminary board chairs…
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Devout radical
A review of <i>I, Roger Williams</i>
Title: I, Roger Williams Author: Mary Lee Settle Publisher: Norton
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Steward’s guide
A review of <i>Nonprofit Board Answer Book</i>
Title: Nonprofit Board Answer Book Authors: Robert C. Andringa, Theodore Wilhelm Engstrom, and Ted W. Engstrom Publisher: National Center for Nonprofit Boards
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Training teams
A review of <i>Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Teams</i>
Title: Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Teams Authors: Sivasailam Thiagarajan and Glenn M. Parker Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Point of no return
A review of <i>The Tipping Point</i>
Title: he Tipping Point Author: Malcolm Gladwell Publisher: Little, Brown
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Catholic ‘glue’?
A review of <i>Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of Choice</i>
Title: Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of Choice Authors: Dean R. Hoge, William D. Dinges, Mary Johnson, S.N.D. de N., and Juan L. Gonzales, Jr. Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
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