About the Hosts
We have been hosting XPastor for sixteen years! First it was the website, then the conferences, then the compensation surveys, then People Patterns and finally the XPastor Online Courses. God has really favored this endeavor!
It is our passion to help church leaders hone their leadership and management skills. XPastor has three vital components:
- Theological—our articles and speakers are grounded in the solid truth of the Bible.
- Practical—this is not theoretical church but the real world, giving pertinent answers to today’s issues.
- Inspirational—ouch! Church life can be hard and we present hope in Christ to our peers!
We want to encourage Executive Pastors and other church leaders to continue to learn, to expand their network and to envision the future.
We are so thankful for each contributor to the XPastor network. Each one is helping the church in America—and around the world—learn better ways to lead and manage the church.
About Fletch
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 1,100 free articles have become a principal resource for leaders in a complex church world.
With two graduate degrees from Dallas Seminary and executive education at the Kellogg School of Management and the Harvard Business School, he brings an objective perspective, broad knowledge and vast experience.
Fletch is a friend and church doctor. He brings biblical principles and best practices to your church’s unique culture and setting. He teaches Doctor of Ministry students at Dallas Seminary and ETS India, and has written 8 books and scores of articles for national publications.
With Tami, they love to walk the hills near their home in Austin, Texas—and Fletch loves scuba diving in rivers, lakes, missile silos and the world’s oceans.
About Mrs. T
Tami is the Director of XPastor. Her favorite event is the annual XP-Seminar when she gets to be face-to-face with all the people she has been ministering to via email during the rest of the year!
Tami’s ministry experience includes organizing prayer meetings for church leaders and writing puppet scripts. For non-puppet drama, a claim to fame is her script for The Walk Through Bethlehem, a live-theater interaction seen by over 16,000 people.
She and David have been married for 39 years and thoroughly enjoy doing ministry together. They are “pleased and proud” of their two children. Jason, and his wife Erin, are graduates of the School of the Art Institute Chicago. They live in Boston where Jason is an Associate Producer for the planetarium at the Boston Museum of Science. Lauren, and her husband Josiah, are graduates from Stephen F. Austin University and have a national candle business, The Burlap Bag. They are also proud parents of the Fletcher’s two grandchildren: “Greta Lowe” and “Fletcher Lowe.” Many call Tami “Mrs. T,” but her favorite thing to hear is “Grandma T.”
About Mike Gould
Mike is the Director of Connections and Leadership Consultant for XPastor. He’s an accomplished senior leader, worship pastor and speaker who has served in ministry for over 20 years. He has pastored churches ranging in size from 300 to 3000.
Mike has helped his churches develop their unique culture. He is a strong builder and refiner of teams. His knack for developing church staff, hiring well, working out differences of opinion within teams and treating employees with love and dignity, contributes to the overall health of the organization. Mike has a God-given skill for identifying and understanding how congregations respond, or don’t respond, to their churches’ messaging, branding and communication. Mike has unique insights for identifying church culture, creating warm and welcoming environments, and for setting the desired “tone” for worship services. He seems to effortlessly help ministries adapt to better reflect its culture, values, and strengths.
He earned his Masters of Arts in Religion at Liberty University in 2003. Mike and his wife, Karin, live in Virginia with their four children. He enjoys songwriting in his free time and you can find his album It’s Not About Me on iTunes.
