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Learn church board best practices and be more confident than ever before leading your board!

This powerful 8-part video series contains all of the obvious and not-so-obvous best practices for church boards. Think of this as the key to leading a board regardless of your experience.

Everything you could want to know about leading a church board, such as:

• How to navigate making changes at your church.
• What to do with conflict between a pastor & a board member.
• How to help board members understand their roles.
• Ways to transition when people come on and go off the board.
• How to see board members become the pastor's biggest cheerleaders.

Eight videos teaching on various aspects of leading church boards. Watch the videos online or download them to watch anytime, anywhere.

Learn how to lead your board more effectively while on-the-go. Each session contains mp3 downloads for your convenience.

What is a video series without application? Evaluate your board using the 15-20 page outlines per video to identify areas to improve.

What will you do when things go wrong? Why even wait until then? Use this series to train your board and unlock the potential of these incredible individuals.

• The two lanes in which the pastor, staff, and board members operate.
• The primary mechanism to keep the staff and board informed of each other's decisions.
• The six ways to establish the proper roles when the relationships are imbalanced.

• The five responsibilities of board members. 
• The two types of advisory roles in which board members must always function. 
• How to continually remind board members of their roles and responsibilities.

• The two types of changes pastors and boards experience. 
• The three roadblocks to implementing ministry changes. 
• The three solutions to bust through barriers when desiring to make changes. 
• How to transition when members leave or come on the board. 
• The right kind of term limits to implement.

• The six ways to mitigate conflict. 
• The two types of individuals creating conflict. 
• How the Matthew 18 process for handling conflict translates for church boards. 
• The five tips for appropriate leadership through a conflict.

• The eight steps to developing the board into the pastor's biggest cheerleaders.  
• The three ways a pastor should invest in the church board. 
• The ultimate responsibility for pastors when leading a board.

"The guy can think like a board member and he can think like a pastor. He understands both roles like no one else." 

- Mark Batterson

National Community Church, Washington D.C.

“Although I’ve been around the church forever, this is the first time I’ve been taught the role of a board and the best practices to carry out that role.”

- Robert Cramer

 Journey Church, Iowa

“This Church Boardsmanship series has been phenomenal for us. I love how it relates to us as board members as well as to our pastor. Concise, to-the-point and accurate on all counts of discussion. I'm glad we picked up the series.”

- Danny Canton

 Liberty Church, Massachusetts

"As I begin my first lead pastorate, the Church Boardsmanship resource has helped prepare me to lead and interact with a church board. I would highly recommend this resource to anyone that is in, or beginning, their first lead pastor position."  

— Tim Smelcer, Ohio  

"These resources are so practical and useful on so many levels that I have been able to share them with my fellow pastors on the staff of the mega church under which I serve, as well as with my ministry staff and volunteer leaders at the multisite campus that I pastor."  

— Dave Barnes, Texas  

"This is the best hands-on, relevant material out there. It's exactly what I have needed to help me give leadership to our church in changing times. I have been encouraged, strengthened and equipped by the resources that are offered. Great stuff!"  

— Jerry Galloway, Indiana  

"I love that this series completely understands the nuances of boards and staffs. If you want to get your board on the same page this series will serve you well. Introduce new board members and refresh current board members on leadership management. Very, very helpful."  

— Roger Lane, Minnesota  

"These resources are a wealth of insight and filled with helpful tools to grow personally. Currently I am bringing these resources to our Elder Team with the express purpose of mentoring. Thank You so much!"  

— Bill Lanes, Montana