Ministry Issues & Policy2021-10-10T14:22:43-05:00

Ministry Issues and Policy

Know When and How to Delegate

By |March 24th, 2023|

Church leaders have extraordinary demands on their time. So when it comes to experiencing growth in your church, you have to think differently about how you run it—and it starts with effective delegation. First, [...]

He Gets Us

By |April 22nd, 2022|

He Gets Us is a campaign designed to create cultural change in the way people think about Jesus and his relevance in our lives. What is “He Gets Us” all about? Our mission is [...]

Life in the Trenches

By |March 15th, 2022|

Current Issues that XPs Face Fletch and Keith Duff will talk on current issues that XPs face. These range from dealing with resignations in the last year, to hiring new staff, to building staff [...]

Church Membership and Discipline

By |March 7th, 2022|

A church leader read XPastor’s article, Why Church Membership, and submitted the following thoughts on the topic. The individual suggests expanding the topic to include church discipline and gives examples from their church. This [...]

Why Church Membership?

By |October 13th, 2021|

Hey Fletch … Why should people become members of a church and what are the tangible benefits of doing so? I need to give people a good reason, other than the spiritual ones, to [...]

Covid-19 Care Response Volunteer Procedures

By |March 22nd, 2020|

Fellowship Bible Church of Winchester, Virginia has developed a 12-step procedure for Care Response Volunteers. These volunteers delivery grocery and medicine to those who are unable to travel to a grocery store or pharmacy. Special [...]

Covid-19–A Reasonable Response

By |March 12th, 2020|

As of this writing on March 12, 2020, Covid-19, the disease cause by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is on everyone’s mind. Questions abound, stirred up by a 24•7 media cycle that thrives on catastrophes. There [...]

Spouse Travel and Expenses

By |December 28th, 2018|

Friday, December 28, 2018 Hey Fletch … Our senior pastor is going to a conference and purchased a ticket for his wife as well. I don’t have any policies regarding spouse expenses. Suggestions? DRF—The bottom [...]

Announcements for Benevolence Offerings

By |October 24th, 2018|

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Announcements for Benevolence Offerings Hey Fletch … I read the recent “Hey Fletch” column about the benevolence offering for the woman with cancer. I get that donations cannot be earmarked [...]

Pastor’s Wives … An Easy Journey?

By |October 3rd, 2016|

Being a pastor’s wife is not an easy journey. She is expected to be nice, perfect and always available to others. Her family is the poster of Christian living (completely unrealistic). And if you’re looking [...]

Teaching Sensitive Topics Policy

By |March 23rd, 2016|

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 Teaching Sensitive Topics Policy from Trinity Lutheran [...]

Sexual Abuse Response Planning

By |September 8th, 2014|

This planning guide has a companion piece called Sexual Abuse “Fire Drill”: Put Preparation to the Test, an article that give further explanation. The planning guide below should serve as a worksheet after reading the "Fire [...]

Five Keys to Attracting and Keeping Volunteers

By |November 15th, 2013|

Faithful, hard-working volunteers who always have a great attitude are what every volunteer coordinator desires on their team. These folks will show up early and stay late; they offer their talents and serve with excellence. [...]

Boundaries for Youth Leaders

By |June 19th, 2013|

It seems like a regular occurrence that I hear about a youth pastor or a youth leader messing up with a teenager sexually. It is sad, but it is the reality. The reality is simple. [...]

Intellectual Property Policy

By |April 4th, 2013|

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 Intellectual Property Policy of Christ Community Church [...]

Children’s Ministry Policy

By |January 13th, 2013|

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 Children's Ministry Policy of Old North Church [...]

Children’s Volunteers Policy

By |January 13th, 2013|

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 Children's Volunteers Policy of Old North Church [...]