Week 3--Staff Report to Board-Trenton

Discuss what a staff member's report to a board should include and what it should accomplish.

What should such a report include?

I suppose the report should include as many aspects of the ministry being reported as possible including: budget and expenditures thus far, what kinds of expenses are perceived for the rest of the year, a list of all the programs and activities being run and a summary of the perceived impact of those programs and activities. Along with that summary, it would be good to include an extension of your own impressions as well as any comments received in regards to them. Those should be posted after the abbreviated summary so that the board can choose to get just a glimpse or to look into each one much further to get a better grasp on what it being done. Any resolved conflicts might be mentioned to show how people are coming on board with the ministry (but don't mention people by name), but the ones in process of being resolved should only be mentioned to the pastor or elders in more extreme cases.

What should all this accomplish?

It should allow the board first of all to know what you are doing with the time and resources they are giving you. Second, it should encourage them to see what is being accomplished. Third, it should inform them how they can be praying for you as a staff pastor and for each individual ministry. Fourth, it should invite their input on what is being done and what can be done to further the ministry of the church.

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