Governance

From the agenda to the decision to follow-through.

Built for church boards and committees — not generic corporate board software. Prepare the agenda, run the meeting, record what was decided, and follow through on who's responsible for it.

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How Governance works

Prepare, Meet, Decide, Record, Follow Through

1

Prepare

Set up committees with a Chair, Secretary, Ex-Officio, and Member roles. Build the agenda and schedule the meeting as In-Person, Online, or Hybrid.

2

Meet

Run the meeting in the Board Room — self check-in or clerk-entered attendance, quorum visibility, and agenda items moving through Pending, Presented, and Completed.

3

Decide

Record decisions as Approved, Rejected, Tabled, or Withdrawn — by voice vote or electronic ballot with Yes / No / Abstain choices and an eligible-voter list that stays fixed once voting begins.

4

Record

The meeting record is assembled from what actually happened — agenda, attendance, and decisions — and moves through Draft, Approved, and Locked minutes.

5

Follow Through

Action items are assigned to real people and tracked Open or Completed, with Outstanding Actions for the committee and My Actions for each person, so decisions don't stall after the meeting ends.

Built for the people who run church governance

Church Clerk

Prepare the agenda, capture what happened, and build the meeting record.

Head Elder

Chair meetings, track quorum, and keep decisions moving.

Pastor

See what the board and committees decided, and what's still outstanding.

Board Member

Know what's on the agenda, vote, and see your own action items.

Connected to the rest of your church

Governance + People

Committee membership draws on the same People roster used across Tentmaker58.

Governance + Calendar

Meetings are scheduled with a date, time, and format alongside the rest of your church's calendar.

Governance + Connect

Committee members are reached through the same organization your church already communicates with.

Committee-scoped, by design

Access to a committee's agendas, decisions, and minutes is limited to that committee's own membership. Read more about how Tentmaker58 handles access and information on our Security page.

Governance questions

Does this replace the church clerk's minutes?

No. Governance helps the Church Clerk prepare, capture, and organize the meeting record — minutes still go through Draft, Approved, and Locked states, with a person responsible for them.

Can we still use voice votes?

Yes. Decisions can be recorded by voice vote or by electronic ballot with an eligible-voter list that stays fixed once voting begins, whichever fits how your board or committee actually votes.

Who can see committee content?

Access is scoped to each committee's membership, so agendas, decisions, and minutes are visible only to the people who belong to that committee.

Does Governance work for committees, not just the church board?

Yes. Any committee can use the same Prepare, Meet, Decide, Record, and Follow Through workflow — not only the main church board.

Can meetings be held online?

Yes. Meetings can be scheduled as In-Person, Online, or Hybrid.

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Reach out and we'll walk through how Governance would fit your church's actual meetings.

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