Get The Most From Your Nominating Committee
December 15, 2006
Q. We're struggling with our nominating committee. It seems to take form a few weeks before our annual meeting, works like mad to come up with a slate of candidates, then disappears after the election. Is there a better way?A. Lynn Thomas, district executive of the Clara Barton District, wants congregations to transform their nominating committees into something more useful. She says, "Your congregation doesn't need a nominating committee that just functions a short time each year. It needs a leadership development and nominating committee. What would our churches be like with a year-round committee asking boards and committees what skills they need and then asking newcomers, "What really gets your juices flowing? What is it that you would really like to do here?"
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Last updated on Saturday, January 5, 2008.
