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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

The New Management System

A "Highly Available" Collection Of An Organization's Documented Infrastructure

If you're a regular Executive Pastor Online visitor, you've noticed many posts containing part or all of the content of a piece of Management System documentation. For example, over the last several months, I've been posting the 50 sections of a sample Staff Policy Manual. I've been working on making Executive Pastor Online's "free resources" available as post content in addition to PDF content. In fact, I will soon … [Read more...]

The Evangelistic Calendar

One Of The Most Important Annual Planning Activities Of The Year

Yes, the Evangelistic Calendar creation is one of the most important activities we engage in all year. What is an Evangelistic Calendar? Everything we do is planned out carefully, weekend by weekend, to help us accomplish the mission. We do our best to plan "stuff" at times of the year that help us to create momentum, taking advantage of and recognizing the reality that the year has a "natural flow." We do … [Read more...]

To Correct Or To Discipline?

Exploring Approaches To Addressing Employee Performance In The Workplace

I've never been a fan of disciplinary action processes. You know, the process a manager or supervisor is supposed to go through with an employee who is doing something they shouldn't or not doing something they should. It's not that I don't believe performance problems should be addressed; it's just that I believe the point is not to discipline the person. You know, like giving your 3-year old a "timeout" because … [Read more...]

Senior Pastor Duties And Responsibilities

Responding To The Many Requests I've Had For A "Senior Pastor Job Description"

As you've probably noticed by now, there's currently no "Senior Pastor Job Description" posted here on Executive Pastor Online. I've had several requests for one, and my response is always the same. Maybe I'll write one someday. But, for now, here's the deal ... At least at my church, the duties and responsibilities of the Senior Pastor are outlined in the church's Bylaws. The Bylaws describe the Leadership … [Read more...]