David Fletcher: Business Brain + Pastoral Heart = The Executive Pastor XPastor

Here we go again, preaching about the significance of the ‘Gen Next,’ but ever notice how our students seem to get stuck with the short end of the stick? They’re often put in forgotten corners of the church—spare rooms nobody knew what to do with, furnished with yard sales leftovers. Don’t our future leaders deserve better than a dusty foosball table and hand-me-down sound system? It’s time they feel as valued as the speeches we give.

Join us for a webinar with Dave Milam from Visioneering Studios. We’ll uncover why students are giving their spaces a thumbs-down and explore strategies to flip the script. Let’s prioritize our students and transform their space. See you there!

About Dave
Dave Milam is the Vice President of Strategic Design at Visioneering Studios. He stands firmly at the intersection of ministry, design, and visual storytelling. Dave served in the church for over 20 years. Dave has a heart for guiding pastors through unique challenges of ministry to awaken the beauty that God has placed within them and their facilities. His writing has been featured in LifeWay, Outreach Magazine, Influence, Christian Standard and other national periodicals.

The number 1 resource that Executive Pastors manage is human resources. The top two keys to stewarding human resources is how we hire and fire. In this webinar we will talk about the values that help create an award-winning staff team, the keys to a successful hiring process, how to ensure protection of your culture with your next hire and how to best execute critical reference calls. We’ll also look at the process of evaluation and coaching, how to coach someone off of your team and the keys to knowing the different types of firing.

About Eric
A coach and developer at heart, Eric Rojas felt the call into ministry when he was in college and had the desire to use his gifts and abilities in God’s church. Having worked in ministry for over 35 years, Eric has been blessed with working as a youth pastor, adult ministries pastor, small groups pastor, associate pastor, worship pastor, men’s pastor, and sports pastor throughout those years—which has led him to his current role of Executive Pastor at Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee. Named #24 in Outreach 100’s fastest growing churches for 2023, the role is challenging, yet very rewarding as more and more people come to know Jesus and are changed by Him. In addition to working in the local church, Eric loves serving the church at large through speaking, consulting and writing. His bi-weekly blog, Essential Godly Leadership, encourages and coaches all Christ-following leaders. More can be found at erictoddrojas.com and essentialGodlyleadership.com.

Most of us pastors and the majority of the people who sit in our pews think the secret to being happy is to finally get the circumstances we want from our life. For you to love the life you already have, what must change first isn’t the version of the life that you have, but the version of yourself that inhabits your life. Real flourishing isn’t about your external circumstances, but your internal character. The true secret to experiencing flourishing is tapping into the Spirit that enables you to meet the six demands of life so you become the type of person who can love the life you already have.

About Luke
Luke, his wife Lindsay, and their three daughters live in Austin, Texas where he is the senior minister of the Westover Hills Church. He is the author of God over Good, Befriending Your Monsters, and How to Love the Life You Already Have. For a decade, he has hosted Norsworthy, a podcast that help his listeners navigate faith in the modern world, www.lukenorsworthy.com/podcast

In many churches, risk management can become an after-thought as the tasks and needs of day-to-day operations take center stage. But this can open the door to unnecessary risks—an avoidable accident, allegation, or other misstep can occur. These events cause pain and drain energy, money, and resources. Even worse, if circumstances warrant, the church may be held liable. Staff and board members may be held personally liable.

This webinar will help you:
Identify the significant risks churches and board members face
Define the structure needed for effective risk management
Recognize the roles staff and board members must fill
Discover the process for effectively managing risk
Apply the specific steps that can be taken now to do it

About Mike
Mike Batts is the managing partner of Batts Morrison Wales & Lee (BMWL) and has more than 30 years of experience serving nonprofit organizations in a variety of ways. He has served on and chaired the boards of nonprofit organizations—both nationally and locally. Mike is a member and former chairman of the board of ECFA, an organization that accredits Christian organizations in the areas of board governance and financial integrity. Mike regularly advises nonprofit organizations on matters related to board governance, financial oversight, tax compliance and strategy, risk management, corporate structure, international activities, and other related topics. He has also actively engaged in nonprofit legislative matters at the federal and state levels. Mike has authored several books, his most recent being Nonprofit Finance: The Field Guide for Financial Operations of Ministries, Schools, and Other Public Charities (Accountability Press, 2023). Mike is licensed or authorized to practice as a CPA in multiple states across the U.S.

The Church is evolving, and so is the way we measure engagement. Understand what metrics truly matter in assessing the vitality of your church and learn practical ways to measure and enhance your church’s health. Pushpay’s CTO, Aaron Senneff, will explore how the use of data and analytics can complement ministry programs, empowering leaders to make informed and data-driven decisions to strengthen community and engagement.

About Aaron
Aaron Senneff has extensive knowledge and experience leading software development and delivery initiatives for enterprise organizations. As Pushpay’s Chief Technology Officer he leads the product and engineering teams, who develop and deploy world-class technology solutions to help churches engage and connect with their community more seamlessly. Prior to Pushpay, he spent 20 years with John Deere where he ultimately led global teams in the US, Europe, South America and India. In 2018, Aaron joined Church Community Builder out of his desire to work at the intersection of technology and faith. He came to Pushpay via the acquisition of Church Community Builder in 2019. Aaron holds a Computer Engineering degree from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Iowa. He lives with his family in Colorado Springs.

Bring your salary questions. This special episode is devoted to the issues that you raise. Bring your biggest headache, the hardest question or a common issue. See if Fletch can answer it. Our money is that he can. This episode is for you and your questions. Feel free to send in a question in advance using the "Contact Fletch" menu on XPastor, to get first in line!