10 Year Vision2021-10-10T14:01:49-05:00

Ten Year Vision

What do you think God wants the body life of your church to look like in ten years?  The same as it does now? Hopefully not! In order to grow, either spiritually or numerically, you need to have a plan of how to get from Point A to Point B. This plan shouldn’t be a “secret plan” but should be known by the staff and elders … and even the congregation.

A 5-Year Ministry Plan at Age 90

By |January 10th, 2023|

Gene Getz is 90 years old … going on 91 in March. He miraculously survived Covid even though he spent eight months in the hospital. Gene's doctors suggested that his family meet to say [...]

How Outsourcing Helps You Build A Future-Proof Team

By |September 24th, 2021|

Hiring and maintaining full-time, on-site workers is expensive, but churches that can successfully migrate—in full or in part—to outsourced work will position themselves to adapt, survive, and ultimately thrive. As many churches likely realized [...]

Reinvent Your Church with Mission-Based Impact

By |June 30th, 2020|

Fletch talks with Mike Batts on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that churches have to reinvent themselves. Mike is the managing partner of Batts Morrison Wales & Lee. He has more than 30 years of experience serving [...]

Help for Ministry Strategy

By |March 29th, 2019|

Friday, March 29, 2019 Hey Fletch … I found your site on a Google search and was impressed with all of the resources and tools to help pastors. You're awesome! I have a question [...]

Church Metrics

By |February 21st, 2019|

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 [...]

Understanding the Pentecostal Movement

By |December 7th, 2018|

Friday, December 7, 2018 Hey Fletch … I am in a search of understanding “The Pentecostal Movement.” Can you tell me about that movement? Is there a website or something I can read to [...]

New Leaders and New Decisions

By |November 7th, 2018|

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Hey Fletch … We are bringing in a new leader to a ministry area in our church. We are hoping that this new person can bring fresh insight and make needed [...]

Millennial Wants Impact

By |October 12th, 2018|

Friday, October 12, 2018 Hey Fletch … I’m a young millennial and working in a great job. The money is good, the business is fine and I’m learning a lot. Yet, I’m wondering how [...]

Paid Articles on XPastor?

By |September 10th, 2018|

Monday, September 10, 2018 Hey Fletch … I work as a freelance writer and with brands looking to promote their content on sites like XPastor. What are your policies for brand collaboration? Most often [...]

Church Culture Tool from Vanderbloemen

By |August 25th, 2018|

How healthy is your team? Today, organizational culture is more important than ever in attracting and retaining the best team members. Vanderbloemen Search Group has a free Culture Tool to help. Get real answers about your [...]

Vision and Leading Indicators

By |July 5th, 2018|

Thursday, July 5, 2018Hey Fletch … I’m interested in using some leading indicators to help our staff get an idea on how things are really going in the church. What do you think?DRF—One of the [...]

What is the Purpose of the Church?

By |March 31st, 2018|

Saturday, March 31, 2018 Hey Fletch … My question to you is ‘what is the purpose of the church’? DRF—That’s a pretty broad question and I don’t know what perspective you are coming from. [...]

Who Creates the Vision in a Church

By |February 15th, 2018|

February 15, 2018 Hey Fletch … I would love to know if you have any further comments on the Elder Job Description on XPastor. I’m interested your ideas on the role of discerning and [...]

Vision and Passion in Ministry

By |September 26th, 2015|

In March 2013, David interviewed Mike Erre, the Lead Pastor of EvFree Fullerton. Mike's first Sunday at the church, the worship attendance was 3,000; six months later, the attendance had grown to 4,400. In this webinar we looked at [...]