Chances are good that if you are visiting the Administrator page of XPastor.org you are looking for some specific, tangible help. You may be an XP with a staff including a business administrator, a finance director, a human resource director, a facilities director and a network administrator … or you may be all those in the disguise of an XP who is expected to leap tall buildings in a single bound! I've been in both settings and without a doubt there are pros and cons to each. But, regardless of the size of your staff, the one common denominator is that you must find the balance between leading, managing and doing.

This page is dedicated to collecting resources, examples, articles and experiences that will help you be the kind of administrator King David was when he shepherded them with integrity of heart and with skillful hands he led them (Psalm 78:72).

Articles on the Administrator

Bob Feitl
XP of
Richland Bible Church
Richland, Michigan
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• Book Review: The One Thing You Need to Know Reviewed by Bob Feitl
  • Quick ... what's the single key difference between checkers and chess? Both have two players, alternating moves, the same board and both need advanced strategic thinking ... now if you are already saying, hey I know, it's obvious, then according to Buckingham you have an innate gift that would propel you naturally into highly effective management. In typical Buckingham style he hacks away all the surrounding stuff to bore down to that one thing that is at the heart of a great manager, leader or sustained individual success. Fast reading, filled with stories and backed with the credibility of Gallup Organization research, this book convincingly unearths a core principle at the heart of each of these three fundamental arenas of effective organizational administration ... Read more
• ... from Vision to Execution by Bob Feitl
• Roles Responsibilities and Decision Making by Bob Feitl
• Renting Versus Buying Your Church's Facility by the Evangelical Christian Credit Union
• Randy Ehle on The Business of Church
• Hiring Great Staff by David Fletcher
• Basics of Church Finances by David Fletcher
• The Executive Pastor 42 page groundbreaking work of 1993 by Wes Kiel
• Executive Pastors' Perception of Leadership and Management Competencies Needed for Local Church Administration 253 pages by XP Tim Woodruff
• Case-Studies of Policy and Vision Implementation by the Executive Pastors 355 pages by David Fletcher

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