Board Chairman Spends Two Days At Headquarters

Amor Board Chairman, Mike Mirau, spent the best part of two days recently working together on technology issues and helping write the business plan for Cancun Christian University. Recent team member changes on the IT team made it advantageous to have Mike fly out from Dallas to spend some time with Travis Hall, Bob Brewer and myself. We reviewed the current technology and information systems of Amor, discussed present and future needs, and assessed our contingency plans. Mike spent well over 17 years as the Director of Information Technology for Interstate Batteries and has frequently provided oversight and consulting for Amor as it relates to our information system needs.















In preparation for the November Amor Board meeting, Mike and I also spent time working on the Business Plan for Cancun Christian University. For the last seven years Mike has been the President of a company called Personnelity as well as actively coaching executives leading all sizes of companies. While the Amor Board approved the Executive Summary for the University last February, the board is anticipating a consolidated business plan at the upcoming November board meeting. With Mike's expertise, we made significant inroads in the initial stages of drafting a proposal for the board.

A Board That Cares

I love catching Amor board members in action and I was able to do just that this week in Juarez, Mexico. I found Dan Kuban working with a group building a new church. Author John Carver, who wrote the classic book on board governance entitled "Boards that make a difference", characterizes a board member as wearing two hats. One hat is the hat that represents his role as a member of the governing board. Another hat that a board member can wear is the volunteer hat. Carver states that, "It is important that the hats are kept distinct in everyone's mind".

I love that our board members frequently wear these two hats. I believe it shows not only the passion that our board members had for our mission even before they joined the board but that they also continue to put their hearts and souls into touching the lives of the very people Amor Ministries endeavors to love and serve.

In this case, not only is Dan Kuban wearing his "volunteer hat", as you can see he is wearing his very special and unique volunteer glasses. Dan loves to work in the field helping Amor groups build homes and churches not because he is an Amor board member, but because he loves the Mexican people and he loves serving poor as an instrument of God. You can find Dan in Juarez pretty much every year during March in Juarez. Wearing my favorite hat!