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When you think about your board, does it feel like a blessing?   

Great boards can be a gift to an organization when members understand their role and create environments dedicated to serving the kingdom. Board service can also be a tremendous gift for the person serving when members have the freedom to offer their skills and lead with courage. With role clarity, healthy board composition, and invigorating communication, board service is a blessing to leaders and organizations.    

How do you foster the change needed to help your organization’s board grow into the strategic leaders and protectors of the mission required to achieve your God-given vision?  

Join us to:  

• Learn the key roles and responsibilities related to serving on a faith-based nonprofit board
• Learn ways board members can create pathways for congregations and nonprofits to work together
• Explore key ways to increase board engagement, including fundraising
• Practice skills needed to recruit, retain, and retire board members 

This workshop, along with its corresponding early learning and group coaching opportunities, is intentionally designed for ministry board members and staff to attend so that together you can carve out a path that leads to advancing the cause and creating lasting kingdom impact.  

Register your board and staff today for this updated board leadership workshop. 

Presenters

Featuring - Laurel Vanden Berg

West Michigan & Indianapolis Area Director, Mission Increase

Laurel Vanden Berg serves as the Area Director for Mission Increase West Michigan & Indianapolis. After graduating from Trinity Western University with a degree in History, Laurel went to work in the corporate world in human resources and then started a family. She went on to complete her teacher certification at Calvin College and taught high school for 10 years at the Potters House Christian School in Grand Rapids. While teaching, Laurel earned a master's degree in education from Grand Valley State University. She continued her work in education by serving as the Director of School Development for the StreetSchool Network, and later joined the Sagamore Institute. Laurel was born and raised in Western Michigan and is honored to serve God by equipping ministries with the skills to carry out their mission.