Sentence examples for lay board from inspiring English sources

In 1967 governance of the school passed from the Congregation of the Holy Cross to a lay board of trustees.

A lay board of directors governs the parish, and church property and financial assets are owned by the congregation.

He has served on a lay board of the Baltimore Archdiocese that reviews child sexual abuse cases.

He brought the university under the control of a lay board, introduced the sciences into the curriculum, promoted advanced research, and created professional schools.

Under the revised rules, a lay board composed of psychologists and other professionals will still help the bishops evaluate the credibility of the accusations brought against individual priests.

Ipso has attracted some strong lay board members and a notably independent chair in the retired court of appeal judge Sir Alan Moses.

The Diocese of Dallas has established four parallel lay boards that oversee priest assignments and examine sexual abuse complaints.

Moreover, there are numerous community colleges administered by lay boards, supported by local taxes, and responsive to local needs in their curricula.

Four out of five of the country's 178 dioceses now rely on lay boards, and not the hierarchy alone, to assess accusations of abuse.

"Letting law enforcement handle investigations while setting up lay boards within the church to review cases -- these seem to be appropriate policies," Ms. Anderson said.

Set up in the wake of the church's sexual-abuse crisis, the lay boards listen to accusations and then try to decide if the stories are credible.