Roles and responsibilities of the board
- Ensure that the church operates in accordance with its purpose and mission
- Approve church policies
- Attend regular meetings while overseeing the key operational functions of the church – Managing performance, strategic planning, financial oversight (accountability in terms of provision of financial statements), Manage compensations (donations and sponsors)
- Ensure legal compliance – ensure that the church comply with law and regulations, policies and guidelines that governs the NPC. (AGM, SARS, e.t.c.)
- Ensure implementation of discipline to members of the church (not complying with the rules ,regulations ,not in moral standing of the church)
- Monitor conflict of interest by putting policies and systems into place to ensure full disclosure of any potential conflict with the church
- Ensure orientation and training of new board members on corporate documents and legal requirements.
- Ensure non disclosure of corporate documents, information and key decisions taken during board meeting to the church without approval.
- Attendance of meetings is key
- Apology should be forwarded on time
- Signing of declaration of interest is compulsory
- Maximum participation is compulsory ( Strategic decisions)
- Facilitate strategic planning sessions annually
- Monitor ministries performance /progress on a quarterly basis
- Ensure consolidation of performance reports on a quarterly basis