Charles Clayton

For a board to bring insight and foresight, what facets of wisdom and experience are needed? How should new members be selected? How will financial and theological integrity be guarded? How does the board best work in partnership with the CEO and senior staff? These seven rules are gold. There is no eighth rule, but you can't get by on six. 'Full of seasoned wisdom. Brief, sane and practical.' (Charles Clayton of Oxford Leaders. From the Foreword.) To our knowledge, this is the only handbook of its kind and length. We have seen too many tragedies allowed to happen as a result of inexperienced or weak governance. Following these seven rules will enable you to be effective as a board — and to pass on the organization or ministry in an effective and spiritually-healthy state. It is for Board Chairs and board members; CEOs and their senior staff; and with transferable principles for church leaders and church councils. There is advice on setting agendas, on conducting discussion, on handling major issues. It will help board and staff better understand their roles, and their rightful expectations of others. It is priced so each member of the board / senior staff can have a copy.

The 1859 gold rush brought swift change to the Colorado region, but it had little impact on the Fraser Valley. Hemmed in by mountains, hammered by cold winters, and lacking in mineral wealth, the valley resisted all but the hardiest settlers. The railroad arrived in 1904 via a torturous crossing of the Continental Divide, ending the isolation and ushering in a ranching and logging boom. Towns sprang up overnight, and the forest filled with logging camps and sawmills. Hard times in the 1920s and 1930s were tempered by the construction of US Highway 40, a major coast-to-coast route that bisected the valley, as well as the completion of the Moffat Tunnel, a six-mile bore that eased the passage of trains and the diversion of precious valley water. During the 1950s and 1960s, tourism grew in popularity. Logging gave way to lodging, and log cabins morphed into condominiums. By 1970, outdoor recreation dominated the local economy.

An account of lifestyle changes involved in moving from northern Europe to the Mediterranean