Council of Advisors
Perspective Encouragement Accountability Action

What is a Council of Advisors?

The Council of Advisors (COA) is a small group of two or three experienced Christian business leaders, who share the value system of the CEO, agree to meet on a regular basis to share the needs of the company and the CEO and bring sound Biblical advice and counsel to both. They are not constituted as a legal Board of Directors, but serve in an advisory capacity without legal authority or responsibility for the decisions of the CEO. They do not make decisions for the CEO or the company. They offer their personal business expertise and Biblical understanding for the benefit of a Christian CEO committed to run a company on Biblical principles.

The Goals of a Council of Advisors

Perspective: Maintaining a Biblical perspective in the operation of the company.  Biblical perspective is built on the foundation of God’s sovereign grace. A belief system, from a Biblical perspective requires some understanding of Servant Leadership, Covenantal Relationships and Sanctified Stewardship. Your personal “belief system” (perspective) will always be reflected in your actions and behavior in the company and your personal life.

Encouragement: Being a constant resource for support and hope for Christian CEOs.  The marketplace is a minefield of potential discouragement. Having two or three persons available to share on an intimate, peer level can be a significant source of encouragement to a Christian CEO. Biblical encouragement is more than a pat on the back and a brief prayer. It is sharing God’s unconditional love and acceptance with another person in need. That action must be focused on replacing the fear in a person with the love of God.

Accountability: Offering a resource for personal and corporate accountability.  Nobody likes it. Everybody needs it. Personal accountability requires that we willingly give another person authority to hold us accountable for specific things in our lives. We must be willing to submit to another person as a matter of choice. No one can assume to have authority in a relationship of accountability without this understanding.

Action: Business and spiritual excellence is the central focus for a COA group. Excellence in business has an absolute standard: the character of God Himself. It also has a relative dimension in the fact that the personal character of the believer is one way God reflects His excellence in the world. Believers are called to a life of excellence in Christ, Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as if you were working for the Lord, not for men.