Stronger Together
Each of the 300 member organizations of Lutheran Services in America has a unique mission, special strengths, valuable expertise and faithful boards, staffs and volunteers. Together, they touch the lives of more than one in 50 people every year and have operating budgets in excess of $10 billion.
Board and staff leaders who are highly skilled and who have a passion for ministry will lead the way in the future. The resources below offer some practical ways to ensure strong forward leadership at the board level. Board members may also find helpful resources in the other topics in this section. We encourage you to share resources you have found valuable. Please e-mail us with suggestions.
- Lutheran Hallmarks - Called to Love and Serve Our Neighbors (PDF, 188KB)
- Called to Love and Serve Our Neighbors – LSA’s Ends Policies (PDF, 293 KB)
- Milestones and Stepping Stones - The Tenth Anniversary of Lutheran Services in America (2007) (PDF, 237 KB)
- Biblical and Confessional Reflections on the Future of Social Ministry Organizations (PDF, 159 KB)
- Board Clinic: Breaking Par for the Course (PDF, 60kb) (LSA Conference presentation) – Rick Stiffney, Mennonite Health Services Alliance
Perspectives on NFP Governance (PDF, 105kb)
MHS Alliance Board Assessment (PDF, 456kb)
Sample Agenda (PPT, 51kb)
- Boards of Directors Face the Future (PDF, 57kb)Lee Weaver Schmucker, Mennonite Health Services Alliance
- Consent Agenda – Dissent Agenda discussion from Principled Innovation
- Executive Values: A Christian Approach to Organizational Leadership– Kurt Senske
- Getting From Here To There: Meaningful Performance Improvement (PDF, 169kb)
- Leader to Leader Institute– resources for preparing tomorrow's leaders
- Planning Chief Executive Compensation
- Preparing for Leadership Transitions
- The Corporate Person: The Nature of Volunteer Boards, Their Culture, and Corporate Personality
- The Executive Search Process
- The Vocation of the Trustee Workshops
- "Through the Looking Glass"(PDF, 100kb)
- Timely Trends in Board Basics (PDF, 108kb) – Lee Weaver Schmucker, Mennonite Health Services Alliance
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