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Practical Models of Church Governance

Description

This one-page article describes five different types of church governance.

Features

List of 5 church governance models; information on how 5 church models operate; challenges presented with each model of governance; questions to think about.

Recommended Audience

Any congregational leadership

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

  • Use to rethink your congregation's governance structure.
  • Use to evaluate/retool your congregation's governance structure.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Matt Burke

Matt Burke is the director of the Northeast Center for Congregations in Fort Wayne and serves as the Center’s Education Director statewide. Matt has a background in classroom, digital and experiential education and most recently served as the associate director of Learning Science at Kaplan Test Prep. He is passionate about using education to develop deeper faith in congregational participants.

Matt earned a B.A. in Religion from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelly, and his two sons, Silas and Levi. Matt also loves storytelling in films, books and music and finding the intersections of faith and popular culture.

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