Decision Register
Important decisions, properly recorded.
Create a durable register of what was decided, why, by whom and under what authority.
DecisionThe full record
AuthorityWhy it was valid
ConnectionsMeetings and policies
ReviewsFuture oversight
What it actually covers
A complete decision register workflow.
This is not a loose collection of uploads. ChurchBase gives the work a clear structure, keeps the evidence beside it and makes the next action visible.
- ✓Formal decision records
- ✓Decision date and decision-maker
- ✓Reason and authority
- ✓Meeting links
- ✓Policy and document links
- ✓Review dates
- ✓Active, superseded or revoked status
- ✓Multisite scope
Typical workflow
- 01Record the decision
- 02State reason and authority
- 03Connect the evidence
- 04Review when due
Capability 01
Record more than the outcome
Capture the full decision, its date, who made it, the reason behind it and the authority under which it was made. The context remains available long after a committee has changed.
Capability 01Record more than the outcome
- ✓Decision text
- ✓Made by and decision date
- ✓Reason and authority
- ✓Supporting notes
- ✓Church-wide or site-specific scope
Capability 02
Connect decisions to their evidence
Link a decision to the committee meeting where it was made and to the policies or records it authorises, fulfils or explains.
Capability 02Connect decisions to their evidence
- ✓Committee meeting links
- ✓Policy and document links
- ✓Related-record relationships
- ✓Direct navigation between records
- ✓A clearer governance trail
Capability 03
Keep the register current
Use review dates and clear states to distinguish active decisions from those that have been superseded or revoked.
Capability 03Keep the register current
- ✓Active status
- ✓Superseded status
- ✓Revoked status
- ✓Review dates
- ✓Filtered register view
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