Chaffee, Paul, 1945-
Accountable leadership : a resource guide for sustaining legal, financial, and ethical integrity in today's congregations / Paul Chaffee. - Revised and updated. - xvii, 238 pages ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass religion-in-practice series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Becoming an accountable leader -- Courage and the responsibilities of leadership -- What the law requires -- The role of the governing board -- Part 2. Accountability, administration, and the shared life of the congregation -- Developing life-support systems for the corporate body -- Responsible financial management -- Employment practices that safeguard communal values -- Contracting with service providers from inside and outside the congregation -- Part 3. Tending to invisible wounds within the congregation -- Zero tolerance for abusive behavior -- Preventing clergy misconduct -- Healing the wounded congregation -- Afterword: what do we need to begin?
0787903647 (cloth : acidfree paper)
96045857
Christian leadership.
Parishes.
Church management.
Pastoral theology.
BV652.1 / .C46 1997
253
Accountable leadership : a resource guide for sustaining legal, financial, and ethical integrity in today's congregations / Paul Chaffee. - Revised and updated. - xvii, 238 pages ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass religion-in-practice series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Becoming an accountable leader -- Courage and the responsibilities of leadership -- What the law requires -- The role of the governing board -- Part 2. Accountability, administration, and the shared life of the congregation -- Developing life-support systems for the corporate body -- Responsible financial management -- Employment practices that safeguard communal values -- Contracting with service providers from inside and outside the congregation -- Part 3. Tending to invisible wounds within the congregation -- Zero tolerance for abusive behavior -- Preventing clergy misconduct -- Healing the wounded congregation -- Afterword: what do we need to begin?
0787903647 (cloth : acidfree paper)
96045857
Christian leadership.
Parishes.
Church management.
Pastoral theology.
BV652.1 / .C46 1997
253