About David Fletcher

As an experienced pastor, Fletch knows church life. As a professor, he delivers insightful material. As a seasoned coach, he helps you grow. Dr. David Fletcher is often called "The Dean of Executive Pastors." Fletch was a pastor for 35 years in churches from 1,000-8,000 members, single and multisite, churches with mergers, camps, schools, apartments and cafés. He founded XPastor in 2003 and its 1,300 free articles from over 350 authors have become a principal resource for leaders in a complex church world.

Teacher Salaries

Hey Fletch—Why do you utilize teacher compensation data for comparison data? I don’t necessarily believe they are compensated very well on average.

Fletch—Some folks don’t think teachers are paid a fair and living wage. During the […]

By |2024-03-18T20:48:54-05:00March 18th, 2024|Hey Fletch|

Talking to Visitors

Hey Fletch—We have a lot of people who visit our church but they don’t come back. We send out letters and emails to newcomers. Apparently these are not working. Any thoughts?

Fletch—I stumbled on an interesting […]

By |2023-11-30T10:04:53-06:00November 30th, 2023|Communication|

Be the Unicorn

William Vanderbloemen

William Vanderbloemen’s latest book, Be the Unicorn: Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest, is a goldmine of information. He gets right […]

By |2023-11-30T13:02:31-06:00November 28th, 2023|Leadership|

The Equality Act

Hey Fletch …  This week we had a leadership discussion around the Equality Act.  Our senior pastor brought this topic up in an elder meeting. It raised some questions worth answering or trying to answer. Our […]

By |2021-08-03T20:42:48-05:00March 30th, 2021|Legal & Insurance|

Code of Conduct

Hey Fletch … We are hiring a part-timer in the tech area. The candidate is a great person, well qualified and a new believer. The issue is that I think he is living with his […]

By |2021-03-10T11:35:37-06:00March 10th, 2021|Hiring|

Church Metrics

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Hey Fletch … I am wondering if you have any suggestions on books that show the importance of “Knowing Your Numbers.” I have found that keeping my finger on the pulse of […]

By |2019-08-15T14:07:35-05:00February 21st, 2019|10 Year Vision|

Bonuses for Staff

Monday, February 11, 2019

Hey Fletch … Can you give some thoughts about bonuses for staff? We are toying with the idea and don’t know what to make of it.

DRF—There isn’t must hard research data on […]

By |2022-05-02T20:01:22-05:00February 11th, 2019|Compensation|