Articles on Strategy
Every church needs to have a strategy of how they want to do ministry. Foundational in deriving your strategy is your church’s culture and your place in the church universal in delivering the gospel to the lost. What is your ministry strategy?
April 22 Analysis, Don’t Pop The Champagne, yet …
Don’t pop the champagne yet, but … Yesterday on April 22, the rate of growth of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. was its lowest ever at 1.9%. I was hoping in my estimate that this would happen [...]
Great Pastoral Communication by Video
Churches should always over-communicate with the congregation. This is especially so during a crisis, such as the pandemic. Here is a superb video from Lighthouse Community Church. It is a message from their elders to [...]
Virtual Instruction–Navigating Online Resources and Child Safety
Greg Love and Kimberlee Norris of MinistrySafe have created a five page document on Virtual Instruction–Navigating Online Resources and Child Safety. This is both an analysis and a collection of best practices. The document is [...]
Post-Coronavirus Facility Reopening Checklist
Churches will reopen for public worship but the timing of that remains uncertain. It could be late May or in June. There are many questions about reopening, especially about safety protocols for a facility. [...]
Weathering the Pandemic’s Economic Impact
Fletch and Warren Bird talk about how church looks differently right now for all of us during the coronavirus pandemic. On this podcast, we cover finances, outreach, and other key insights to keep your [...]
COVID-19 and Culture Shock
COVID-19 has brought culture shock and angst to us all. David Fletcher and Mike Gould explain our discomfort at home, in the home-office, shopping and family life. Experience a one-minute street scene of India [...]
Nurturing Your Team Culture in Turbulent Times
Jenni Catron gets to the questions of: “How do I help my team adapt to this new work-from-home normal?” “How do I navigate the challenging financial and staffing decisions I’m facing?” “How do I provide guidance for [...]
The Green Squiggly Line and Your Church: Good and Bad News about Eradicating COVID-19
The good news is very good. By Sunday, April 19, the daily growth rate of COVID-19 in the United States should be at 1%. This is a sharp decrease from the 76% daily growth [...]
Video Discussion of The “After Party”
Mike Gould and Fletch hosted Chad Cronin, Campus Pastor at 2|42 Community Church. In an informal discussion, Chad shares about how their church is hosting "After Parties" for newcomers. These Zoom rooms are ways [...]
Fletch’s Analysis on Monday, April 6
This crazy chart is hard to read, at first. The orange bars are the number of COVID-19 cases. They rise from 13,677 on March 19 to an estimated 367,408 for today, April 6. These [...]
Free Qnnection App: A Conversation Starter
Each question in the free Qnnection app leads to a meaningful conversation. The app is designed to empower and enable the individual to improve conversation, small talk and daily interactions rooted in the rhythm [...]
Streaming Sunday Slowed COVID-19
When 60 million Christians began to gave up in-person worship on Streaming Sunday, they helped slow the growth of Covid-19. Although there is tremendous economic loss in the Stay-at-Home orders, this helped reduce the [...]
Video Calls – They’re Pandemic!
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has many staff working from home, and there are a number of things worth considering as you manage the ‘brand’ of your church in a distributed work environment. Video Call Solution [...]
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) administered through the SBA 7(a) program
Cass Commercial Bank has prepared preliminary information on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) administered through the SBA 7(a) program. Things may change some as the program works itself out on website and lenders. Thanks [...]
Great and Free Resources from Around the Web
There are many free resources on XPastor about Covid-19. There is a wealth of free information on the web. Here is just a smattering of those that we follow. Beware of information overload. There [...]
How to Lead a Staff Remotely
Chemistry Staffing led a recent webinar on the "The Nuts and Bolts of Virtual Leadership." This conversation with church leaders is about how to make the shift from in-person ministry to leading a remote [...]
New Law Requires Employers to Pay Certain Benefits to Employees
Michael E. Batts, CPA, is the managing partner of Batts Morrison Wales & Lee, P.A., Certified Public Accountants. Along with partner Michele Wales, CPA, and CPA Kaylyn Varnum, they unpack a complicated new regulation from the [...]
Covid-19 Care Response Volunteer Procedures
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 [...]
Brotherhood Mutual Coronavirus Update
It is always a good idea to stay in touch with your insurance carrier in a time of crisis. Brotherhood Mutual is a sponsor of XPastor and has provided a free resource guide for [...]
Keeping Data Secure for Remote Workers
Where are you working right now? If you are working remotely, it’s likely your employees and coworkers are, too. So how do you secure remote workers and the devices they use to access your [...]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly about Coronavirus for Your Church
The past seven days have been a slow burn of bad news. Just when you think things couldn't get worse, they do. Then they do again. The Coronavirus has touched all of us in one way, shape, [...]
Connecting with the Congregation During the Corona Virus Pandemic
XPastor uses Hub365 for secure and private communications in its classes. The President of the firm, Philip Paul, has created a PDF that discusses many ways for "Connecting with the congregation during the Corona [...]
Coronavirus: Stay Prepared and Stay Informed
As Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across the globe, so does the misinformation on the internet. So, who can you trust? It is especially important that church (nonprofit) leaders are using credible information sources, [...]
How to Live Stream and Start Church Online
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, XPastor is sharing an article that highlights one vendor of online streaming. There are many vendors and ways to accomplish a video worship service. Enjoy this as a [...]