Business meetings verses board meetings

[Guest Warren]

Is the annual church business meeting or a church board meeting a church board meeting a higher authority?

[Atul Kapur]

Under RONR, the general membership meeting is the highest authority.

Corporate bodies may have different structures and their governing documents may place the board above the membership.

[Richard Brown]

I suspect you may find your answer in the church bylaws, or, if the church is incorporated, in the articles of incorporation. At a minimum, they probably describe the powers of the board. Under the rules in RONR, if the bylaws do not provide that the powers granted to the board are exclusive, that generally means that the general membership possesses the same power and can reverse decisions of the board. 

Edited to add:  You might want to look at official interpretations 2006–12 and 2006–13 on the main website here: https://robertsrules.com/official-interpretations/

 

Edited February 12, 2024 at 04:57 AM by Richard Brown
Added last paragraph