Leading a Church Staff is Like Herding Cats

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Hey Fletch … I’m about to become the XP in our church. I’ve never had a church position before and several people tell me it is like herding cats. Really?

DRF—Popular expressions have a grain of truth in them. The expression “leading staff is like herding cats” is one of the popular ones.

Most pastors pay their own way through seminary or other studies. Most pastors are not compensated at corporate levels. Most pastors have learned how to serve their churches without a great deal of mentoring.

From this background, you can see that most pastors don’t recognize the great need for a “boss,” a “supervisor,” or someone to “tell them what to do.”

I’m not saying any of this is right. That’s just the way things currently are.

By David Fletcher|2019-08-15T14:10:12-05:00December 20th, 2018|Growing as an XP|

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As an experienced pastor, Fletch knows church life. As a professor, he delivers insightful material. As a seasoned coach, he helps you grow. Dr. David Fletcher is often called "The Dean of Executive Pastors." Fletch was a pastor for 35 years in churches from 1,000-8,000 members, single and multisite, churches with mergers, camps, schools, apartments and cafés. He founded XPastor in 2003 and its 1,300 free articles from over 350 authors have become a principal resource for leaders in a complex church world.