There’s a moment most Executive Pastors know well. The budget is ready. The team is (mostly) aligned. The calendar says now is the time. And yet something feels… off. The church isn’t ready. The Senior […]
One of the most strategic—and often overlooked—things you can do as an Executive Pastor is help your Senior Pastor get to the finish line well.
I get a particular kind of phone call several times a […]
There’s a conversation happening in churches all across the country, or more accurately, a conversation that needs to happen but often […]
… with Clarity, Confidence, and Spiritual Wisdom
Based on his extensive coaching experience with church succession and over 1,000 interviews with Senior Pastors and Successors, he has identified common missteps that can be easily avoided with a bit […]
Dave has coached 72 large churches through Senior Pastor Smart Succession.™ Plus he has had meaningful conversations with 500 more churches in the area of succession and transition. […]
For the last few years, I have spoken at the XP-Seminar, except for the Snow-Covid Seminar a few years ago. The seminar is one of my few live speaking gigs every year. David and Tami […]
What has changed since Covid on Pastor Succession? What are the biggest mistakes and traps that do-it-yourselfers in this process tend to make?
The webinar will address these topics and:
Pathbreaker Pastors and their churches deserve to see ministry momentum multiplied through a planned pastor succession process. Sadly, that rarely happens with churches and pastors that do it themselves. Why is that?
Dave Travis […]
Lots of Senior and Lead Pastors are thinking about succession. In the next five years, pivotal leadership in your church could change. How you approach a succession can be the difference between sailing […]
Let’s look at seven surprises that will give encouragement, challenge, and ideas to ponder as we move forward in this uncertain season. Jesus often used in his […]
Join Fletch and Dave Travis for this fascinating topic. Dave has a vast perspective on how to build a productive legacy season in seven areas of life. He knows why it’s important to […]
For some long-term senior pastors under 60 years old and now planning to hand over leadership over the next few years. On the other extreme are those Senior Pastors, even over normal retirement ages who […]
This intriguing Axios article, America’s Two Coronavirus Realities by Dion Rabouin, perfectly describes what I am seeing in most churches and communities in the U.S.
In my last ebook, Beyond: The Forward Focus Framework, I described […]
When the modern multisite practices were started, I had the happy accident of being around. Working with our team at Leadership Network, we set up a gathering of 100 or so practitioners in Chicago in […]
