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December 26, 2014 0 Comments

2014 was a banner year for The Effective Church Group at 21st Century Strategies. We provided church leader training resources to over 44,000 church leaders this year, including: Access to over 1500 blog posts on

December 24, 2014 0 Comments

We often get questions about what kind of decisions an effective policy/accountability board is responsible for. Below are a couple of brief scenarios that demonstrate decision-making processes a board should and should not

December 15, 2014 1 Comment

"This won't happen again, will it?" There shouldn't be question mark at the end of that question, because it's not really a question. It's a statement that should actually end with a period. In

November 26, 2014 0 Comments

Just a few hours ago, we posted a sample board meeting agenda. Within minutes, we started receiving requests: "What would an effective staff meeting agenda look like?" The primary difference between a board

November 26, 2014 5 Comments

Every so often we get asked, "What would an effective board [or council or session or vestry] meeting look like?" As you look at the agenda, remember that a board's top priority is

November 4, 2014 0 Comments

Without vision, the people perish. Granted, that's a bad translation of Proverbs 29:18, but the proverb itself is spot on. The problem is that most church visions teeter on a balance between insipid