Saturday, February 7, 2009

What is PBG church?

"PBG" stands for "Policy-based governance." My church--Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Palatine, Illinois--made the switch to this structure in June of 2008. It's going well so far, but not without its challenges. I'd love this blog to be a forum where pastors and leaders of other PBG churches can share ideas and learn from one another.

Here's some topics I'd like to discuss in the future (in no particular order):
  • What resources (consultants, books, web sites, etc.) helped you make and implement the change to PBG?
  • What challenges have you faced in making this business model work in a church setting?
  • How does your Board handle performance evaluations for the Senior Pastor?
  • How many "desired outcomes" has your Board given your Senior Pastor? What are they? What are you doing to ensure that they are truly guiding the work of your congregation and staff?
  • How have your staff meetings changed since moving to PBG?

Do any of those topics interest you? What would you like to discuss?

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4 comments:

  1. fdempsterFebruary 23, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    Hi,
    Just getting started on this, Word of Life here in Naperville, Pastor is Gary Peterson. Looking at the Policy Manual an some of the rest to get a picture in my mind, linked from Jack Giles blog spot.

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  2. Scott ChristensonFebruary 28, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    Thanks for posting a comment! Hope you guys at Word of Life find PBG church helpful!

    If you've got specific questions about PBG, post them here. Let's learn from each other!

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  3. fdempsterMarch 16, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    Scott,
    Thanks. As a novice getting into this I'm not up to speed enough to get to the second level questions. Here is one I've got that goes with PBG and Missional: Budget. Our budget is the traditional bucket for this bucket for that that gets followed to the extent that there is money - do you know some resources I can share with our Treasurer to go out and read, talk, listen to learn better ways?

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  4. Scott ChristensonApril 20, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    I guess I don't quite understand your specific question. Can you rephrase it?

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