There was a recent study that showed that two Walgreens stores had completely different success metrics and employee retention even though they were close to each other, had the same clientele, had the same layout, […]

If you knew there was someone out there who could tell you your future, wouldn’t you want them to tell you? In my book Transitioning Well, I give a glimpse into a possible future and […]

As a church leader, you might have a clear vision of your church’s next steps. Do you have the team that will help you get through those steps and each level beyond? Maybe you had […]

Apple’s director of machine learning (Artificial Intelligence), Ian Goodfellow, resigned from his role just four years after joining Apple and returned to Google. Why? In his email to his team he said the change […]

The following is an anonymous article from a pastor. It could be from a senior or executive pastor, or a pastor who leads a department. No solutions are given to working with a controlling pastor, […]

Mosaic, a Jesus-centered community of Littleton, Colorado, developed an excellent Employee Handbook. With their permission, we are sharing their thorough work. Use it as a sample only. Consult an HR professional to get specifics […]

Sue McKinney is the Executive Director of Christ Community Church of Milpitas California. She is also a student in the XPastor courses. While taking 101—Staffing, she worked on the church’s Employee Handbook. In […]

It’s estimated that by the year 2020, 43% of the workforce will be freelance, 60 million people. That’s roughly four times the number in 2015 of 15.5 million.

Moreover, businesses and churches are discovering that […]

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Hey Fletch … I’m wondering if you have any guidance around paying for employee’s passport? It’s not expressly written that employees have to go on mission trips through the church but it […]

Monday, December 3, 2018

Hey Fletch … At the SoCal Smart Money for Church Salaries workshop, I noticed that the title Associate Pastor did not come up. You mostly mentioned the titles of SP, XP, […]

Monday, October 15, 2018

Hey Fletch … I am doing research to update our policy manual and personnel handbook. What policies can you point me to that pertain to allegations toward a staff person about physical, […]

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Hey Fletch … Do you have any articles that deal with pastors doing freelance work? This might be coaching or consulting that is outside of their formal church work. How does this […]

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Hey Fletch … I have a dilemma. It’s a strange problem and I’m struggling with it. As the XP, I am both a close friend and supervisor to a staff member. As […]

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Hey Fletch … I have a guy who has asked about HR functions and their integration with software like Church Community Builder. Do you know of processes for reviews, strategic plans, job […]

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Hey Fletch … Do you have toolbox of what are the most essential Human Resources policies to have?

DRF—That’s a big question. Unfortunately, there are many policies that a church should have. Society […]

Monday, August 13, 2018

Hey Fletch … Do you have a resource or a template for writing job descriptions?

DRF—In churches there are three types of job descriptions. They can all look fairly similar, but need to […]

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Hey Fletch … How important is the leader of evangelism? What are the top three areas that the leader should be driven to succeed?

DRF—There are many titles for people who lead the […]

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Hey Fletch … I was in a class of yours in the Doctor of Ministry program at Dallas Seminary. As Senior Pastor of our church, we’re hiring a care minister. I’ve attached […]

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Hey Fletch … How do you treat administrative assistants?

DRF—Sometimes email is remarkably incomplete. There must be a huge story behind your question. Let me share a couple of thoughts about this broad […]

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Hey Fletch … I met with our volunteer drummer last night. We talked for an hour about life and ministry. At the end of the time, just as we were about ready […]

Friday, May 4

Hey Fletch … Quick question for you. What is the best way to pay teenage minors who do occasional child care work for the church? 

DRF—Whether they are occasional or not, you need […]

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Hey Fletch … Is it ok if I use the employee handbooks on XPastor to create my own? I didn’t see anything that states they are copyright protected, but wanted to make […]

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Hey Fletch … I’ve heard you use the term “four wall discussions.” Could you define that for me?

DRF—I call certain meetings “four-wall discussions” to signify that what is said should stay in […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and church policies. Below is the Personnel Policies and Procedures from Parma Heights Baptist […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and church policies. Below is the Employee Handbook from Foothills Christian Church in El Cajon, […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and church policies. Below is the Human Resource Policy from Seven Mile Road […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and policies. Below is the Employee Handbook of Christ Community Church of Chicago, […]

Job descriptions are written documents that facilitate good communication about what a person is to be doing and focusing on. If they are well thought through, well written, and referred to often, job descriptions will […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and policies. Below is the Employee Handbook of Old North Church of Canfield, […]

XPastor tries to help churches out by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms, applications and policies. Below is the 2001 Salary Disclosure Policy of BCF […]

XPastor tries to help churches out by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms, employment handbooks and ministry policies. Below is the Personnel Handbook of BCF […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, employee handbooks, review forms and policies. Below is the 2001 Family on Staff Policy from […]

XPastor tries to help churches out by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, employee handbook, review forms and policies. Below are the 2007 Family on Staff Procedures […]

XPastor tries to help churches out by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms, employee handbooks and policies. Below are the Conditions for Service at Bible […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and policies. Below is the Employee Manual of Northwest Bible Church of Dallas, […]

XPastor tries to help churches out by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, employee manuals, review forms and policies. Below is the Personnel Manual of Village Bible […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and policies. Below are the Policy and Procedures of The Sanctuary Fellowship of […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and church policies. Below is the 2006 Sabbatical Policy of Grace Covenant Church […]

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and church policies. Below is the Employee Handbook from Wildwood Church in East […]