The “actionable” part of the Strategic Plan consists of critical strategies, each broken into key objectives. Critical strategies are the highest-level objectives that begin to break the plan down into its different and distinct areas of focus. Key objectives are the detailed actions identified under each critical strategy. The church's critical strategies and key objectives are outlined below: (1) Numerical … [Read more...]
Associate Pastor Job Description
Defining And Documenting The Assist To The Senior Pastor's Duties, Responsibilities, And Qualifications
General Description The Associate Pastor is the primary support person for the Senior Pastor in the performance of his sermon planning and weekly speaking duties as well as outreach and missions duties, normally performed by an Outreach Pastor. This includes assisting with sermon series planning and sermon preparation, service planning and design, periodic speaking, coordination of outside speakers, management of … [Read more...]
Executive Limitations Policy
The Policy That Is Created By The Church Eldership To Further Define And Limit The Authority Of The Senior Pastor
Purpose The purpose of this policy is to establish and communicate certain limitations to the authority of the Senior Pastor as set forth by the Board of Elders. Scope The Senior Pastor is empowered with the responsibility and authority necessary to conduct the day-to-day affairs of the church, including the establishment of a strategic plan to achieve the “ends” of the organization as defined by the Board of … [Read more...]
The Organizational Chart
One Of The Most Important Parts Of An Organization's Documented Infrastructure
The Organizational Chart is an important part of developing infrastructure related to staff, the definition of authority, compensation, duties, responsibilities, etc. It seems like a "lost art" these days, however. What do I mean? Nine times out of 10, when I ask a church leader if they have an organizational chart for their church staff, they say "no." I'm like, "Why not?" They usually say they've never needed … [Read more...]
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