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Senior Pastor

Mt. Pleasant

Church

Michigan




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XPastor has thousands of pages of free information to help you lead and manage your church. To get started, check out the XP Salary Survey, the XP-Indicator, the Missional Church Indicator, the XP e-newsletter and receive help from national leaders.

Survey Results on the Economy

Warren Schuh has completed a brief survey of 31 churches about the effect of the recession on ministry. Take a look and learn from his insightful information.

Survey on Sabbaticals

Dave Carder (on staff at First Evangelical Free Church in Fullerton) and Paul Poelstra (director of Research at Rosemead), are leading a survey on sabbaticals. "We felt that our sabbaticals were life changing experiences. We want to help individuals and churches get the most bang for their sabbatical buck.” The will give the XPastor community an article after they collect the data.

Who Is Your Church, Really? Understanding Church DNA with David Fletcher

Does your website accurately portray your church? Are you looking for a new position and need the essentials? Do the people of your church have an “elevator speech”?
In April 2009, Worship Facilities magazine hosted a free Online Seminar with David Fletcher, Founder & Host, XPastor.org.

View the slides from the webinar. Also view the Questions to Interview a Church. Also, you can listen to the webinar.

In this online seminar, learn how to discover the spiritual DNA of a church. Discuss specific tools so you can put in writing “the essentials” of your church. Get it down before trying to move forward with your church growth objectives! What if you are moving to a new church? Attend this webinar to equip yourself with the know-how to analyze a church and its needs, present or future, in order to carve out your path. Led by a visionary Executive Pastor who is in the process of moving to a new church, this webinar is not to be missed!

Introduction to XPastor.org

David Fletcher
Dr. David Fletcher
Founder & Host
We all get into places where we could use a friend, reference material, or a mentor. XPastor has helped a myriad of church leaders decide on their next step in managing and leading their church. Check out the free help available. Also, read bios of XPastor speakers and writers.

Just recently, a newly minted XP shared how XPastor helped him decide on the XP role in his church. XPastor has plenty of help for you! XPastor is free, run by XPs for XPs. Participate in the Forum and by sending in your job description, church policy guide or org chart! Contact David.

Getting Started on XPastor

We had a great time at the 2007 Pastors Executive Forum, "Build your facility with your church's spiritual DNA" at WFX in Atlanta and then in 2008 in Indianapolis. We will be in Houston in November. This forum is done in partnership with the Worship & Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX).

We are now making available over 20 case studies from past XP-Seminars and David's doctoral students in the United States and India. These will help you go deep into the issues of another church. They require work to read and understand—but they are rich.

 

 

Senior Pastors Compared to Executive Pastors

In January, 555 executive pastors described their priorities, favorite book and magazine, and satisfaction with their senior pastor. The illustrated report has dozens of significant findings and is available free.

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  • See how one church is examining it's vision, the top-to-bottom process of seeing how to examine and change a church's vision.

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Check out Great Resumes

  • XP Mark Dougharty has an excellent resume: "Executive Pastor: COO responsibilities for all operations of the church. The church had 28,000 members, 360 acres of property, $90,000,000 of building assets, multiple committees, 170 active deacons, 200 staff members, 300 part time & seasonal staff members, and an annual budget of $24,000,000."

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