A 5-Year Ministry Plan at Age 90
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 goodbye, […]
How Outsourcing Helps You Build A Future-Proof Team
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 last […]
Creating a Legacy Life Plan: What most older pastors said they should have done sooner
Join Fletch and Dave Travis, Director of Strategic Counsel to Pastors & Church Boards at Generis, for this fascinating topic. Dave has a vast perspective on how to build a productive legacy season in seven […]
A Rough Road and How to Align Staff with Vision
Rough roads are tough on any vehicle. They jar, bounce and stress the machine and driver, often knocking things out of alignment. When wheels, tires, steering, shocks and struts are out of alignment it increases […]
Reinvent Your Church with Mission-Based Impact
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 nonprofit […]
Help for Ministry Strategy
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 you may […]
Church Metrics
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 of […]
Understanding the Pentecostal Movement
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 learn about […]
New Leaders and New Decisions
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 decisions. […]
Millennial Wants Impact
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 my life […]
Paid Articles on XPastor?
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 the brands […]
Church Culture Tool from Vanderbloemen
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 […]
10 Questions Church Leaders Should Ask—But Probably Aren’t
Questions have a curious function in the life of a leader. A good question can often propel us forward more than a great answer. Our roles in leading our churches requires us to not only […]
Vision and Leading Indicators
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Hey 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 […]
People Attending But Not Buying Into Vision
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Hey Fletch … If I were to put our problem in one line, I would say, “People are not leaving our church but they haven’t bought into our vision.” Could you give […]
What is the Purpose of the Church?
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. So, let me […]
How Often People Attend Worship in a Month
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Hey Fletch … In Australia the trend is quickly moving away from every week attendance. People who almost never missed a Sunday, maybe missed once a month, now maybe only come once […]
Ministry Leaders Need a Holistic Picture and Planning
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Hey Fletch— I so love the resources that you are providing on XPastor. I recently transitioned into the Operations Pastor role, which for us is similar to an XP in most churches. […]
Some Want Others than the Senior Pastor to Create Vision
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Hey Fletch … I am a Senior Pastor here in Australia. We just formulated an Executive Pastor role description. I have operated as ‘leader of the leaders’ in terms of bringing values […]
Who Creates the Vision in a Church
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 setting […]
Creating an Irresistible Workplace
Excerpt from Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace
I’ll never forget the first time I hired someone and felt good about it. We shook hands over a cup of coffee, and I walked away […]
Rich Birch and David Fletcher on Next Generation Leaders
David was featured on the unSeminary podcast. He talked with Rich Birch about a system for training and releasing next generation leaders. If you don’t know UnSeminary yet, dive into their website for rich information […]
Vision and Passion in Ministry
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 Mike’s […]
Strategic Alignment Unleashes the Church
While circulating in our church atrium, greeting people as they strolled in for Sunday worship, a woman came up to me and timidly asked, “Do you remember me?” I had to apologize for not recognizing […]
Deep & Wide
I choose to read and review Deep & Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend because of my positive experiences with other Andy […]
Church Unique
In his book, Church Unique, Will Mancini pushes pastors to engage in the hard work of finding the unique contribution that their church can make to the world. More than strategy, this is a matter […]
Deep & Wide
Andy Stanley is fed up. He is fed up with churches that are more interested in protecting the way “we have always done […]
How the Mighty Fall
If you’re like me, you’ve got a stack of books somewhere in your home or office in a pile named, “I really need to read this once I have time.” If you have that pile—or […]
The One Thing You Need to Know
Quick … what’s the single key difference between checkers and chess? Both have two players, alternating moves, the same board and both need advanced strategic thinking … now if you are already saying, “Hey I […]
The Extreme Future
David asked me to write an ongoing series that explores books that have the potential for really pushing your buttons, disturbing your thinking, or challenging how you lead your church. If you don’t want that, […]