ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates a wide range of stakeholders in faith-based organizations, each with its own perspectives and needs, and some of whom haven't necessarily thought about the role of faith-based organizations as providers of welfare services. All social welfare agencies, including those run by the state, have a range of stakeholders, including staff, service users, funders, competing organizations and members of the wider community. While there may be agreement that the church or religious community should be involved in some form of welfare, this does not necessarily mean that all stakeholders believe such enterprises should employ professional social workers. Just as the religious community incorporates a number of players, so too does the professional community associated with faith-based welfare services. Entering into funding agreements may require compromises from both faith-based organizations and funders. Research on human service organizations in general has tended to pay relatively little attention to boards of management compared to other stakeholders.
