"...to reconstitute the Board of Directors of the Boston Church of Christ, so that here will be more non-staff people serving on the board than staff members."
Boston Apology Letter – March 16, 2003
If the Board is loaded with staff members, then they would tend to vote in such a way as to favor themselves in financial matters. Legally speaking, this is a conflict of interests.
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"Going forward the church will always have non-staff people as a part of the process of determining what is best in the management of finances."
Boston Apology Letter – March 16, 2003
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