Brian Barndt, Author at XPastor®

About Brian Barndt

Brian Barndt is the Executive Pastor of Grey Stone Church in Durham, North Carolina. His previous ministry experience includes seven years as a Senior Pastor of a Baptist church, as well as several years in Chaplaincy. Brian served as Chaplain of a psychiatric hospital/drug treatment center while completing his M.Div., then later received two years training as a Resident Chaplain in the Pastoral Care Department of UNC Hospitals. Brian always welcomes the opportunity to be a motivational speaker for the cause of organ donation since he is a recipient of a life-saving heart transplant from Duke Hospital in 2005. He lives in Wake Forest, North Carolina, with his wife, Caroline, and two daughters, Laura and Rachel.

Necessary Endings

Necessary Endings is a “necessary” read for every church leader, regardless of denominational stripe. While the author and internationally renowned Dr. Henry Cloud […]

By Brian Barndt|2024-03-20T20:15:03-05:00August 15th, 2015|Succession or Fired|

Five Lessons I’ve Learned in My First Eighteen Months as XP

As was mentioned in the title, I’ve learned five lessons during my first eighteen months as an Executive Pastor. In order to provide some context, I will briefly state my ministry experience. My background has […]

By Brian Barndt|2016-10-12T10:59:39-05:00July 12th, 2015|First Six Months, XP-SP Relationship|