In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Roach discusses the challenges and importance of achieving vision alignment between church staff and board members. He highlights the common issues of miscommunication and conflict that arise when boards or elder teams reject or alter staff visions. Todd advocates for curiosity and collaboration over defensiveness, urging church staff to understand board perspectives and work collectively towards the church's goals. The episode emphasizes the significance of mutual understanding and adjustment to foster healthy leadership and effective vision implementation.• Common discomfort and confusion after board meetings.• Boards may reject visions due to perceived risks or lack of alignment.• Staff members sometimes wrongly view boards as obstacles.• Importance of curiosity and understanding board concerns.• Adapting communication to address board members' perspectives.• Collaborating with board members can enhance vision success.• Vision alignment is about collective leadership, not personal wins.• Boards' pushbacks can improve vision quality.• Encouragement to seek wisdom and shared goals with boards.

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