Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches

by Peter Greer

Recruit carefully and prayerfully: In appendix 1, we have included a simple board member nomination form to help you recruit engaged and humble leaders. Hold the chief executive responsible for the mission: They are unafraid of making hard decisions and do not bend on areas core to the mission. Follow standard board practices: The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability outlines a number of simple practices to avoid the fate of organizations like the Central Asia Institute.20 Create policies and safeguards: Tie the hands of your successors by clarifying and specifying the importance of your organization’s Christian distinctiveness. In appendix 2, we have included the board resolution created by Edify International. Remember the mission: They keep the core values, history, and purpose of the organization central to their meetings and model these values in their own lives.