New XPs
Pre-Seminar Workshop with David Fletcher
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
1:00-4:00 pm
Hilton Dallas/Park Cities
$425 per person for the pre-session, session and post-session materials.
Limited to 20 participants.
The first year for an XP is critical. Some XPs had prior roles at the church for many years and others are new to that culture. The key is learning your new role and responding to the dynamics of that role:
- Working with the Senior Pastor
- Working with staff leaders and the entire staff
- Working with the congregation
Your time at church is limited each week, so where should you invest it? It sounds like a simple question but the answers are diverse. How do you keep a handle on finances, facilities, legal, HR, staff dynamics, board issues, emergencies, critical but not urgent issues, staff handbooks and policies and running meetings? If this wasn’t enough, you want to lead in your own style, but do a careful dance with the SP to reflect his leadership and vision for the church.
This workshop will be an interactive discussion, led by Fletch. Bring your questions and issues. There will be a vital agenda of items that Fletch will present, coupled with discussion of how to make the role work for you. Fletch brings a perspective from 35 years of ministry and working with hundreds of XPs from around the country.
Key Issues
- Leadership
- Generosity
- Strategic planning
- Vision implementation
- Time management
- Developing staff relationships
- Communication strategies
- Board relationships
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 free articles from hundreds of authors have become a principal resource for leaders in a complex church world.
With degrees from Dallas Seminary and executive education at the Kellogg School of Management and the Harvard Business School, he brings an objective perspective, vast experience, biblical principles and best practices. He teaches Doctor of Ministry students at Dallas Seminary and ETS India, and has written books and scores of articles for national publications.
With his wife, Tami, he loves 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.