Anyone who has even a passing responsibility in the running of churches need to read — no, read, inwardly digest, and make copies for others — of ChaliceChick’s posting . . .
“The ex-Presbyterian presents: How to run a Goddamn meeting”
You got it right, tiger.
You may want to check out the following resource on the UUA Youth Office web site:
How to Run a Successful Meeting
http://www.uua.org/YRUU/resources/online/rmeet.htm
It overlaps to some degree with ChaliceChick’s guidelines and mentions a few extra ones.