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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\nJerry Falwell Jr. resigned as president of Liberty University on Monday. The news came after Reuters reported that a friend and business partner of the couple had sex with Becki Falwell while Jerry Falwell Jr. watched. Falwell Jr. himself submitted his resignation only to reverse course twice.\nFalwell Jr. was already on an indefinite leave of absence after he posted a picture on Instagram of him posing with his arm around a woman at a party with their zippers down and midsections exposed.\nWith one notable exception, Liberty\u2019s board has staged largely silent in the wake of Falwell Jr.\u2019s increasingly controversial public statements and financial dealings.\nFor ministry boards which have run into moral or ethic issues with their CEOs, one common mistake is allowing the CEO to recommend too many board members, says Bob Andringa, the managing partner of the Andringa Group who\xa0specializes in governance and the relationship between boards and chief executives.\n\u201cWho's a CEO going to recommend? They\u2019re going to recommend friends,\u201d said Andringa, who has written several books on board governance, including The Nonprofit Board Answer Book\xa0and Good Governance for Nonprofits. \u201cAnd so when it comes down to crunch time, those friends have more loyalty to the CEO than they do to the mission of the whole organization.\u201d\nAndringa joined global media manager Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss the blind spots of Christian boards, what encourages and discourages them in holding leaders accountable, and why more retired people should serve on boards.\nTake Quick to Listen\u2019s survey!\nWhat is Quick to Listen?\xa0Read more\nRate Quick to Listen on\xa0Apple Podcasts\nFollow the podcast on\xa0Twitter\nFollow our hosts on Twitter:\xa0Morgan Lee\xa0and\xa0Ted Olsen\nMusic by\xa0Sweeps\nQuick to Listen is produced by\xa0Morgan Lee\xa0and\xa0Matt Linder\nThe transcript is edited by\xa0Bunmi Ishola\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices