In the Policy Governance^® model, the board's formal connection to the staff is through the senior minister alone. In practice, the board is engaged with the executive team (senior minister, minister, and business manager) as a whole to discuss and monitor adherence to policy. But the senior minister has the final word of the staff in the board/staff relationship.

Given the size of the church staff and the size of our congregation, Jon sees a great deal of promise in the adoption of Policy Governance at UUC—promise for a more satisified congregation and promise for a more successful team. To the degree that it encourages and establishes deeper trust and ownership among all of us at UUC—members and staff—it holds a great deal of potential.