From The Pulpit to the Boardroom

Sitting on corporate boards regularly placed me among people who did not need me the way my church members needed me.

Years ago, I decided to supplement my pastoral work by pursuing opportunities to become a paid corporate director. After researching what it would take, I felt the goal was within reach—and worth pursuing—for five reasons:

1. Corporate directors are in a unique position to influence decisions that impact employees, consumers, and communities

2. Corporate direct…