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Declaration of Accountability

The CJL Board of Trustees has signed the following Declaration of Accountability:

“We can only teach what we know.  We can only lead where we will go.”

As a member of the Board of Trustees of Center for Joyful Living, I hereby dedicate and commit myself to leadership in the CJL community by being of maximum service to God and to those around me, by living in a manner that sets the highest example for others to follow and by remaining responsive to God’s Guidance.

I uphold this commitment by dedicating myself to the following ideals and by exhibiting, to the best of my ability, the following behaviors.

1.  Commitment to CJL Ideal and Behaviors:

I will love and support Center for Joyful Living’s values and mission and embrace the vision of expressing God’s Love, being God’s Light, living God’s Truth.  As such, I pledge to:

  • Be a positive example and role model to the CJL congregation of Science of Mind principles.
  • Be mindful that my language and behavior are at all times professional, respectful and “above board.”
  • Be visible and active at services.
  • Enthusiastically participate in other voluntary services as are appropriate for me.
  • Become willing to pledge a regular offering per month to CJL.

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2.  Board Responsibility Ideal and Behaviors:

I will be an active, contributing member of the Board of Trustees.  As such, I pledge to:

  • Attend and actively participate in Board meetings and other Board-related activities.
  • Be prepared for meetings.
  • Be on time for meetings.
  • Be “in this world, but not of this world” surrounding financial issues – be excellent stewards of what we have and simultaneously know the Spiritual Truth that God is our Source of Infinite Abundance.
  • Take a leadership role in one or more projects or goals during my Board tenure.
  • Follow through with committed tasks and activities in the time line agreed upon.

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3.  Communication Ideal and Behaviors:


I will be a warm, welcoming presence to all who enter our doors – fellow Board members, staff, service angels and congregants. As such, I pledge to:

  • Regularly acknowledge the loving service of staff and service angels.
  • Warmly welcome all with a smile.
  • Communicate with my fellow Board members, staff and all others with courtesy and respect.
  • Be aware of creating equal time for everyone to express their views and opinions during Board meetings.
  • Keep confidential any and all proprietary information.
  • Listen to and honor the views and opinions of my fellow Board members.
  • Be direct and clear in my communication.
  • Refrain from gossip and triangular conversations.
  • Acknowledge receipt of all emails from fellow Board members.
  • Acknowledge my errors in judgment and then release and move on.
  • Seek and be willing to give constructive feedback.
  • Keep my motivation for communicating clear and clean – for the highest good of all.

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4.  Spiritual Transformation Ideal and Behaviors:


I will actively engage in my own spiritual growth.  As such, I pledge to:

  • Be open and willing to learn and grow from my Board experience.
  • Be involved in at least one spiritual growth activity (workshop, class, retreat, etc.) per year.
  • Maintain a healthy balance between my commitment as a CJL board member and my personal life.
  • Be open to giving and receiving good intentions/love/acceptance/support/abundance.
  • Have an abiding trust in myself and my fellow board members.
  • Forgive myself and others.
  • Refrain from taking things personally and making assumptions.

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5.  Change Agent Ideal and Behaviors:

I will be a catalyst for positive change at CJL.  As such, I pledge to :

  • Focus on creative solutions not problem.
  • Allow for ways to improve.
  • Be forward thinking, anticipating and adjusting where necessary, while simultaneously “holding the High Watch” for long-term growth of CJL.
  • Honor CJL’s elders (the wise and experienced) and our youth (the wise and inexperienced).
  • Be optimistic about the bright future of CJL.

As I affix my hand to this Declaration of Accountability this 30th day of August, 2010, I make a commitment of heart and mind to these ideals and behaviors.