Not at all. The board will be apprised regularly as to the church's financial situation, as part of its regular monitoring function. Further, although the executive team will have responsibility for the nuts-and-bolts construction of the budget, the board will continue each year to review the budget, to ensure that it is reflective of the church's broad policies. Then, the policies that limit the activities of the staff will provide important legal safeguards. As part of these limitations, the board will continue to be involved in large or special decisions, those which typically fall outside of the operating budget.