Stories of Impact

Board of Directors

What does the Board of Directors do?

A Board of Directors of a Love INC Affiliate is a group of unpaid volunteers, who do the work of leading and overseeing the Love INC activities, plans, staff, and ministry focus. No individual board member carries all of this responsibility but every board member is responsible. Board members serve for a set period of time (a term).

Here are some major roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors.

  • Provide oversight and discern God’s will for Love INC
  • Work collaboratively with staff to ensure that Love INC stays on mission, has the resources needed to fulfill its mission, functions ethically, and is beyond reproach
  • Serve as an ambassador for Love INC to the larger public

His Lord said unto him, “Well done, good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few good things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your Lord.” (Matthew 25:21 ASV)

Being a Board Member: Rewards

The rewards of being a Board member of Love INC are substantial. Each Board member receives a different blessing for their effort. The blessings come with the opportunity to be involved in Christian service. It is the Lord Jesus Christ whom the Board member serves!

While serving on the Board of Directors is an unpaid position (no financial remuneration), there are rewards involved.

  • The joy of seeing people with need helped by the members of Christian churches through Love INC
  • The joy of seeing Christians offer freely their time and talents to love and serve their neighbors with needs
  • The joy of knowing you are a part of transformation
    • Of the lives of neighbors with needs
    • Of the Christians who serve
    • Of the partner churches corporately
    • Of supporters and donors who now can use their resources to give to local Christian ministry
    • Of the community
  • The joy of seeing people come to Christ and begin a relationship with Him
  • The joy of working behind the scenes to make ministry possible
  • The personal growth and joy of working alongside brothers and sisters in Christ who serve on the Board with you
  • The blessing of lasting friendships in Christ – new friends from other churches


Your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. (Matthew 6:4b NASB)

Would you make a good Love INC Board Member?

Are you well connected within the greater Hillsboro area?

Are  you a strong Christian? Do you attend a Christian Church? Agree with the Apostle’s Creed?

  • Team Player who works well with others, willing to listen and discuss issues openly with the team and willing to follow whatever the team decision is
  • Self-Motivated with the ability to get things done without a lot of prodding
  • Passionate about the Love INC model
  • Persistent and not easily discouraged
  • Disciplined with the ability to keep moving the ball forward, step by step, devoting consistent time to the process
  • Time to Serve and not so busy you cannot accomplish responsibilities

Do you attend a church from a denomination not or under represented on the Love INC Board? Part of Love INC’s purpose is to encourage and practice the unity of local Christian churches. One of the ways to accomplish this is to select candidates from different denominations.

Can you help bring diversity to the Love INC Board of Directors? Diversity of the representation benefits organizations by bringing multiple life perspectives to the table and therefore sharpening decision making. A strong board will be diverse in the following areas: gender, economic status, and age.

Do you have any of the following specialized skills?

  • Legal: to help with issues of creating a legal entity, getting non-profit status from the government, and on-going legal advice once the affiliate is operational
  • Financial: to help create budgets and monitor funds
  • Pastor: to offer insight on and has good standing with local churches in the local area
  • Marketing: to help promote Love INC to the community
  • Fundraising: to help raise funds for the Love INC affiliate
  • Business/Management: business start-up, entrepreneurial experience; general business management or operations
  • Public Speaking: to offer presentations and motivate people to support Love INC or become involved at some level
  • Event Planning: to help prepare for and coordinate church and community events
  • Real Estate: to help find office space, negotiate rents and leases

Interested in learning more?

Contact us to schedule a meeting at [email protected], call 503.917.0205 or submit the form below.

Meet the current board members and read their interviews.

I am interested in learning more about being a Board Member.