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XPastor as Pioneer
Dr. Nathan Baxter Last week I attended the annual XPastor Seminar in Dallas—it felt so good to be with “my people.” Finally, to be with people who spoke my language! It was exciting to share my...
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XPs and Catalytic Converters
Stacey Campbell I hate cars. As far as I’m concerned, they’re high-maintenance, expensive machines, that always seem to break down at the absolute worst possible time. While holding the latest repair...
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Disneyesque Books on Creativity
Stacey Campbell If you’re looking for not only a couple of great books on creativity and innovation, but a backstage pass into the business workings of Disney, then these two books are it. The Disney...
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When a Catalyst is Not a Catalyst
Stacey Campbell We had just hired a new pastor who was to focus on leading our church in the areas of worship and arts. He’d been in our church a little over a month. Had great ideas. Was creative....
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Case-Studies of Policy and Vision Implementation by the Executive Pastor
Dr. David Fletcher David needs to make this doctoral dissertation into a book dissertation as it has been downloaded thousands of times. It was the first dissertation on the Executive Pastor and...
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The XP as Catalyst at Irving Bible Church
Dr. David Fletcher Steve Roese is a Catalyst. Shakes up categories … no policy manuals or time cards—anywhere … visionary with an outreach heart … doesn’t allow second best … lightning rod for...
View ArticleThe Fruits of Intentional Planning
It’s that time of year again when as church staff, we prayerfully consider and think through how we are going to take our vision as a church to the next level, divide and allocate our resources, such...
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5 Functions
Dr. David Fletcher Introduction Every XP uses each of the 5 Functions in the Executive Pastor role. Yet, each XP will be stronger in some of the functions than others.One XP may be a gifted catalyst,...
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Biblical Parallels of the 5 Functions
Dr. David Fletcher Administrator The Administrator performs management tasks In recent business literature, the administrator sometimes is derided. However, in its biblical role, the Administrator is...
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Executive Pastor or Administrator
Dr. David Fletcher The 5 Functions Show the DifferenceAn examination of hundred of responses to the Executive Pastor Indicator (which has become the People Patterns Indicator) documented some of the...
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