APPLICATION FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Center for Spiritual Awareness Roles and Responsibilities Board of Trustees

1. Keep the mission and purpose of the community fresh.
2. It’s your responsibility to drive CSA planning efforts and demonstrate your leadership and commitment to the community, which includes serving as a committee leader.
3. Support CSA’s programs and services and evaluate their effectiveness.
4. Ensure the financial solvency of CSA.
5. Help raise resources.
6. Select, support, and evaluate the Senior Minister.
7. Advance CSA’s public image.
8. Strengthen one’s effectiveness on the board.
9. The CSA Board of Trustees meets monthly, most often on the first Sunday.
10. Welcome at the entrance, read the announcements, and be one of two people who count the offering.
11. Select tithing recipients.

Qualifications

- - Membership in CSA with regular attendance to Sunday Services.
  - Completed a Science of Mind foundational course, including Foundations, Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life, Principles and Practices, or Beyond Limits. (You can join Foundations now)
  - Flexible and willing to step-in where needed.
  - Committed to an annual pledge (one who tithes).
  - Ability to practice Principles over personalities.
  - Access and use of email.

Applications are Due by Sunday, October 5, 2025

Board of Trustee Application Form

Applicant Details

Name

First

Last

Email

Phone

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Please provide complete information; take as much room as needed.

Discuss your motivation for wanting to serve on the Board of Trustees.

Provide a history of your Religious Science experience, including the churches and years attended as well as your length of membership as CSA.

Have you completed a SOM Foundational course, Foundations, Beyond Limits, or Spiritual Principles and Practices?

List any additional Science of Mind classwork completed.

List church volunteer experience, especially leadership positions.

Provide a summary of educational, professional, and/or life experience (including leadership positions).

Describe your experience/skills in group dynamics and working with people, including your strengths and weaknesses.

How do you handle interpersonal conflict?

Discuss your knowledge, experience, and comfort in dealing with accounting and business issues, especially budget development and reading financial statements.

List and describe any special skills you have, such as short- or long-range planning, project management, human resources, mortgage banking, law, accounting, social media, etc.

Do you tithe financially? (Tithing as a Board member is defined as giving a percent of your income to the source of your spiritual good, with CSA as a primary beneficiary.

Yes
No

If you do not now tithe and are elected to the Board, would you commit to tithe?

Yes
No

Do you tithe your time? How do you or will you?

Do you tithe your talents/service? What Talents?

Explain any hesitancy or concern that might hinder you in fulfilling the duties and terms of this position.

Please include anything else that you want us to know about you.

Date

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APPLICATION FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Center for Spiritual Awareness Roles and Responsibilities Board of Trustees

Qualifications

Applications are Due by Sunday, October 5, 2025

Board of Trustee Application Form

Applicant Details

Please provide complete information; take as much room as needed.

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