A couple of years ago, I resigned from a committee in our church. I was chair and had served on the committee in the past. My resignation was prompted by my lack of passion for the work the committee was assigned and a feeling that the committee had outlived its usefulness. I was both surprised and appreciative when a member of the committee on committees called and asked me the reason for my resignation and any comments she might share with her committee. I explained my reasons and she expressed her thanks for my candor. Of course, the committee still exists and I was simply replaced. The point of my sharing this incident is that it illustrates how difficult it is to kill a committee even when it has outlived (in my humble opinion) its usefulness. In an effort to share leadership, Baptist churches in the 20 th century learned how to do committees well. Most committees had specific responsibilities and helped to involve larger...
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