"My senior pastor should have been here with me. You may want to encourage seniors coming with their executives. This seminar was helpful. Time well spent!"

 

Interact with other Senior Pastors

Senior Pastors are visionary leaders, preaching to change lives. Yet, have you wanted to get with other preaching pastors and talk about your ministry?

• How do others handle the non-stop tension of ministry?
• Staying fresh with God?
• What is success in preaching? How do I measure it?
• How to handle the joy and pain of staff and volunteers?

Be with other Senior Pastors who have been in the role for 10, 20 and 30 years.

Come with your XP

The ideal path is to come with your XP or other person in a similar function. Both of you will learn from the sessions, workshops and case studies. But, each of you can be in separate discussion groups. Then, in the evenings, compare and contrast what your learned. This is a great time to enhance the relationship between you and your XP.

A Great Place to Build a Team

Senior Pastors often bring their staff teams or members of their governing boards to the XP-Seminar. By talking about church leadership and management, teams learn how to handle the tough questions of ministry. By interacting with others who have "been down the road before," your team will be more skilled with a future crisis.

A Great Place to "Get a Feel for the XP Role"

Many Senior Pastors have come to learn more about the XP role. Some of the questions that they ask are:

• Should I have an XP?
• What would it really do for me?
• Is it worth the risk?

By interacting with other Senior Pastors, and by interacting with skilled XPs, you will better understand the role. Learn what type of XP is best for your church.

Great Methodology

The key to the XP-Seminar is the format. After each presentation, peer-level discussion groups examine the stated topic. This is an ideal opportunity to honestly evaluate an issue, to present a slice of your ministry and to get feedback from other preaching pastors. Learn how to free up your schedule by utilizing an Executive Pastor!

Our case studies present models of ministry ...

• What new ideas can you take home from the case study?
• How will the discussion give you new insight into your church?
• Where can you grow as you interact with other Senior Pastors?

Even if you disagree with 90% of what you hear,
that other 10% will change your ministry!