Articles by & about XPs

Anonymous Authors, Staff Pastors

• Crash Dummies: An anonymous article on being fired
• Family Turmoil and Church Leadership

Scott Barfoot, Regent University

• Research on Leader-follower Trust
  XPastor fosters solid research on ministry

Dr. Nathan Baxter, XP

• Flat Tire Leadership Team
• Fostering a Leadership Culture
• How do I break the News without Breaking the Leader?
• Leadership Assessment Tools Recommended by XPastor
• Leading Self through Painful Transitions
• Mentoring Checklist
• The Secret of Improving Staff Performance
• What Makes for a Happy New Year
• XPastor as Pioneer

Andrew Behm, XP

• From Corporate America To Full-Time Ministry: My First 6 Months As An Executive Pastor

Dr. Brenda Ellington Booth, Professor

• Social Networks and Interpretation in Planned Organizational Change. An interesting paper that David ran into at the Kellogg School of Management. Measuring change is tough in a church.

Don Bubna, Pastor-at-large

• How to Bid A Healthy Farewell
• Making a New Beginning with Your People
• Maximizing the Opportunity to Interact with People
• When Is It Time to Make a Change?

Stacey Campbell, XP

• XPs and Catalytic Converters: More than just cars
• 'Disneyesque' Books on Creativity
• Get a Life
• Throw Me a Lifeline
• When a Catalyst is not a Catalyst

Rob Cizek, XP

• How iPods Are Changing Church
• Webcast Church Services Live … For Less Than You Think

Rick Clapp, XP

• Empowerment: The Craving of Our Volunteer Leaders, Understanding the Five E's

Rob Curry, XP

• 3 Elements of Effective Meetings
• Deep Change in Organizational Culture

Bill Egner, XP

• Hiring 101: How the “great” ones do it, Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock
• Learning From The Past To Guide Us Into The Future, A “First Person” Case Study

Randy Ehle

• The Business of Church

Bob Feitl, XP

• Book Review "The One Thing You Need to Know"
• ... from Vision to Execution
• Roles Responsibilities and Decision Making

Dr. David Fletcher, XP

• What is Your Church Image? Branding & Re-Branding, Part 1
• What Is Your Church Image, Churches That Have Re-Branded, Part 2
• Sabbatical: Siesta, Study or Sayonara?
• Basics of Church Finances
• Case-Studies of Policy and Vision Implementation by the Executive Pastors 355 pages
• Caesar Taxes A Pastor’s Salary
• Dallas: The New Capital of Evangelicalism PDF
• Hiring Great Staff
• How to Get Hired at a large Church PDF
• How Vision Sets the Budget: a glimpse at the largest church in America
• Online Research Methodology
• Pressures on the Pastor PDF
• Click here for Dr. Fletcher's Case Studies
• Two Ways to Examine a Case
• "Care & Correction" or "Shaming": When Your Church Issues Go National withTodd Wagner, Senior Pastor at Watermark Community Church of Dallas
• The XP & Church Ethos: Irving Bible Church And Questions for the Irving Case Study
• The XP & Church Growth: Stonebriar Community Church and Questions for the Stonebriar Case Study and Stonebriar Part II
• To XP or Not to XP, that is the Question: Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and Questions for the Oak Cliff Case Study
• Mary Jammerman: From Executive to XP
• Stacey Campbell: From Pastor to XP & Close Encounters of the Sexual Kind
• The Perfect Storm: Liberty Church. Nathan Baxter from SP to XP and Questions about the Case
• A Church and XP for Urban Life, long-term transition of Nicholas Smith
• Exit of a Founding Pastor, Jeff Jones to 'replace' Gene Getz
• Toby Slough as Virtual Pastor and Jim Kuykendall as Associate Pastor at Cross Timbers Community Church of Argyle, Texas
• Paying the Executive Pastor
• XP Biblical Parallels

Drew Gentile, Campus Crusade

• Developmental Paradigms for Leaders: Assess, Challenge & Support
• Thinking about Mentoring

Ray Glenn, Pastor

• From XP to P; With Plenty of Change In Between: A 'Personal' Case Study

Scott Hanson, XP

• The Fruits of Intentional Planning

Mike Harris, Lead Pastor

• The Facility Challenge in Church Planting

John Hawco, Senior Pastor

• The Senior Pastor/Executive Pastor Team: A Contemporary Paradigm for the Larger Church Staff 248 pages

Larry Hoyle, XP

• Mount Vernon Baptist Church: After 145 Years, Does Mount Vernon Need an XP?
• Joe Ward: A Journey from Administration to Executive Pastor

Mark Hudgins, Pastor

• A Deacon Ministry on Steroids: An Overview of the Deacon Ministry of First Baptist Church Orlando A Case Study
• Ingleside Baptist Church: Will the Role of Deacons Fade Into The Sunset?

Jeff Jones, Senior Pastor

• Succession Thoughts

Wes Kiel, XP

• The Executive Pastor 42 page groundbreaking work of 1993

Joel Kilpatrick and LarkNews.com

• Pastors Draft

Brad Leeper, Church Elder & Senior Strategist

• Ideas for End of Year Giving

Steve Liparoto, XP

• A Different Church Organizational Structure
• How to Draw the Best Out of Your People: A Leadership Guide

Gregory Love & Kimberlee Norris, Attorneys

• Sexual Abuse Safety Issues in Ministry:
  Raising the Bar

Dr. Aubrey Malphurs, Professor & Consultant

• Stretegic Planning for Leadership

David McLendon, Pastor

• Making the Decision to Leave: Led, Lost or Looney?

David Middlebrook, Attorney

• The First Amendment

Milfred Minatrea, SP, Author, Missional Leader

• Why Does Your Church Exist? Shifting the Culture to be a Missional Church

James Moss, Church Consultant

• The Multiple Staff Relationship

John C. Mrazek III, XP

• Strangers in a Strange Land—The Corporate Refugee

Bill Northrop, XP

• And Now We Are in the New Building … A “First Person” Case Study

Chuck Olson, XP

• Get the Most From Your Sabbatical

Roger Patterson & Mike Bonem

• The Ultimate Leadership Paradox

Tim Pollard

• Leading Through Change: Without Splitting the Church

Bill Price, XP

• Our Recent Worship History

Dave Rosenfeld, XP

• Change is Inevitable—Who Likes it?

Stephen Ruckel, XP

• A Biblical View of Administrative Leadership in the Local Church
• Kempsville_Salary Administration Overview

Warren Schuh, XP & Consultant

• The First 100 Days
• Book Review: Leading from the Second Chair

Nicholas Smith, XP

• Funeral Messages
• The People Factor

Dan Southern, President, American Tract Society

• Leadership on Evangelism

James Srodulski, XP & Church Consultant

• All You Need Is Love
• The Single Greatest Threat to Any XP
• Reseeding a Life—Maybe Even Your Own

Phil Taylor, XP

• Climbing Down the Ladder This is a story of a Lead Pastor turned Executive Pastor in the Missional Church Movement
• Letters from the Front Lines of Church Planting

Aji Thomas, Administrator

• A Pastor as a Church Planter: Hosur Bible Fellowship Centre

David Troublefield

• Running Through the Sprinklers A humorous look at fiduciary responsibilities at church.

Paul Utnage, XP

• Anonymous Church, Honing the Staff: Transition and Turn-Over

Dr. Dan Wallace, Professor & Author

• Critique on "Misquoting Jesus a book on textual criticism that is a bestseller!

Joe Ward, XP

• Privacy Issues: Should church salaries remain confidential?
• Relocation: Lessons Learned

Matt Weaver, Peacemaker

• Searching for Treasure in the Wilderness See also Peacemaker Ministries

Julie Wertz, Business Leader

• Generational Leadership: Our Success Is Our People

Dr. Jerry Wofford

• Transforming Christian Leadership Jerry published this book with Baker and now has given permission for it to be published on XPastor. 245 pages

David Wood, Pastor

• Jazz Improvisation and the Peculiar Work of Pastors

Dr. Tim Woodruff, XP

• "Executive Pastors' Perception of Leadership and Management Competencies Needed for Local Church Administration" 253 pages

Evangelical Christian Credit Union "White Papers"

• Borrowing and the Church
• Data Security
• Essentials of Fundraising for Churches
• Financial Statements Matter
• How to Look Like a Borrower
• Liquidity: How Much Is Enough?
• Renting Versus Buying Your Church's Facility
• When to Build, or Not: Construction Projects Can Make or Break Your Ministry
• When_to_Finance or Not: Is Your Ministry Ready for Debt?

Articles Sorted by Topic

The Five Functions

Administrator

• The Business of Church
• 3 Elements of Effective Meetings
• Book Review "The One Thing You Need to Know"
• ... from Vision to Execution
• Roles Responsibilities and Decision Making
• Basics of Church Finances
• Caesar Taxes A Pastor’s Salary
• How Vision Sets the Budget: a glimpse at the largest church in America
• The Fruits of Intentional Planning
• Ideas for End of Year Giving
• A Biblical View of Administrative Leadership in the Local Church
• Privacy Issues: Should church salaries remain confidential?
• Renting Versus Buying Your Church's Facility
• When to Build, or Not
• When_to_Finance
• Financial_Statements
• And Now We Are in the New Building …
• A Deacon Ministry on Steroids: An Overview of the Deacon Ministry of First Baptist Church Orlando
• Ingleside Baptist Church: Will the Role of Deacons Fade Into The Sunset?
• Kempsville_Salary Administration Overview
• Paying the Executive Pastor
• Sexual Abuse Safety Issues in Ministry:
  Raising the Bar

Catalyst

• Branding & Re-Branding: What is Your Church Image. Part 1
• Churches That Have Re-Branded: What Is Your Church Image, Part 2
• Social Networks and Interpretation in Planned Organizational Change
• XPs and Catalytic Converters: More than just cars
• 'Disneyesque' Books on Creativity
• Get a Life
• Throw Me a Lifeline
• When a Catalyst is not a Catalyst
• Empowerment: The Craving of Our Volunteer Leaders, Understanding the Five E's
• Change is Inevitable—Who Likes it?
• Generational Leadership: Our Success Is Our People
• The XP & Church Ethos: Irving Bible Church And Questions for the Irving Case Study
• Joe Ward: A Journey from Administration to Executive Pastor

Mentor

• How do I break the News without Breaking the Leader?
• Leadership Assessment Tools
• Leading Self through Painful Transitions
• Mentoring Checklist
• The Secret of Improving Staff Performance
• What Makes for a Happy New Year
• XPastor as Pioneer
• Hiring Great Staff
• Developmental Paradigms for Leaders: Assess, Challenge & Support
• Hiring 101: How the “great” ones do it, Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock

Minister

• How iPods Are Changing Church
• Webcast Church Services Live … For Less Than You Think
• Funeral Messages
• The People Factor
• Leadership on Evangelism
• Letters from the Front Lines of Church Planting
• Running Through the Sprinklers
• Searching for Treasure in the Wilderness
• Jazz Improvisation and the Peculiar Work of Pastors
• "Care & Correction" or "Shaming": When Your Church Issues Go National withTodd Wagner, Senior Pastor at Watermark Community Church of Dallas
• A Pastor as a Church Planter: Hosur Bible Fellowship Centre

Overseer

• Flat Tire Leadership Team
• Fostering a Leadership Culture
• Leader-follower Trust
• Deep Change in Organizational Culture
• A Different Church Organizational Structure
• Why Does Your Church Exist? Shifting the Culture to be a Missional Church
• Learning From The Past To Guide Us Into The Future, A “First Person” Case Study

Case Studies

• Building Projects
  • South Hills Bible Chapel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Conflict Resolution
  • Watermark Church of Dallas, Texas
• Deacons
  • First Bapist Church of Orando, Florida
  • Ingleside Baptist Church of Macon, Georgia
• Executive Pastors: Defined
  • Irving Bible Church of Irving, Texas
  • Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship of Dallas, Texas
  • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia
  • Stonebriar Community Church of Frisco, Texas
• Executive Pastors: New & Entrance into the Role
  • Mary Jammerman of Woodinville Alliance Church of Woodinville, Washington
  • Stacey Campbell of Christ Community Church of Greeley, Colorado
  • Nathan Baxter of Liberty Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Joe Ward of Walnut Ridge Baptist Church of Mansfield, Texas
• Human Resources & Hiring Issues
  • Anonymous Church
  • Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, Arkansas
• Ministry Issues
  • Christ Chapel of Fort Worth, Texas
  • Hosur Bible Fellowship Centre of Hosur, India
• Senior Pastor Transition
  • Bethany Baptist Church of New Jersey
  • Fellowship Bible Church North of Plano, Texas
  • Swan Lake Church of Cottonwood, Minnesota
• Video Venue/Multi-Site
  • Cross Timbers Church of Argyle, Texas

Church Planting & Growth

• Leading Through Change: Without Splitting the Church
• Relocation: Lessons Learned
• The Facility Challenge in Church Planting
• The XP & Church Growth: Stonebriar Community Church and Stonebriar Part II

Entering or Leaving a Ministry

• From Corporate America To Full-Time Ministry: My First 6 Months As An Executive Pastor
• Crash Dummies: An anonymous article on being fired
• How to Bid A Healthy Farewell
• Making a New Beginning with Your People
• Maximizing the Opportunity to Interact with People
• When Is It Time to Make a Change?
• How to Get Hired at a large Church
• Succession Thoughts
• Stretegic Planning for Leadership
• Making the Decision to Leave: Led, Lost or Looney?
• The First 100 Days
• Anonymous Church, Honing the Staff: Transition and Turn-Over
• Exit of a Founding Pastor, Jeff Jones to 'replace' Gene Getz

Finances

• Borrowing and the Church
• Data Security
• Essentials of Fundraising for Churches
• Financial Statements Matter
• How to Look Like a Borrower
• Liquidity: How Much Is Enough?
• Renting Versus Buying Your Church's Facility
• When to Build, or Not: Construction Projects Can Make or Break Your Ministry
• When_to_Finance or Not: Is Your Ministry Ready for Debt?

Humor

• Pastors Draft
• Running Through the Sprinklers

Sabbaticals

• Get the Most From Your Sabbatical
• Sabbatical: Siesta, Study or Sayonara?

Senior Pastor/Lead Pastor

• Climbing Down the Ladder
• Pressures on the Preaching Pastor
• The Perfect Storm: Liberty Church. Nathan Baxter from SP to XP
• From XP to P; With Plenty of Change In Between: A “Personal” Case Study

Theological

• Dallas: The New Capital of Evangelicalism PDF
• Online Research Methodology
• Critique on "Misquoting Jesus
• Transforming Christian Leadership
• Two Ways to Examine a Case

Video Venue

• Toby Slough as Virtual Pastor and Jim Kuykendall as Associate Pastor at Cross Timbers Community Church of Argyle, Texas

XPs & SPs

• Strangers in a Strange Land—The Corporate Refugee
• Case-Studies of Policy and Vision Implementation by the Executive Pastors
• The Executive Pastor
• The Multiple Staff Relationship
• The Ultimate Leadership Paradox
• Book Review: Leading from the Second Chair
• All You Need Is Love
• The Single Greatest Threat to Any XP
• Reseeding a Life—Maybe Even Your Own
• Executive Pastors' Perception of Leadership and Management Competencies Needed for Local Church Administration
• Mount Vernon Baptist Church: After 145 Years, Does Mount Vernon Need an XP?
• Mary Jammerman: From Executive to XP
• Stacey Campbell: From Pastor to XP & Close Encounters of the Sexual Kind
• A Church and XP for Urban Life, long-term transition of Nicholas Smith
• XP Biblical Parallels
• The Senior Pastor/Executive Pastor Team: A Contemporary Paradigm for the Larger Church Staff

Worship

• Our Recent Worship History