Jul 22, 2026
The senior pastor owns vision. The ministry staff own execution. But who owns the space in between?
The gap between vision and execution—the strategy, the alignment, the ability to pull things together—is where churches get stuck. And the executive pastor is the person who can close that gap.
You may call this role...
Jul 15, 2026
The job of the senior pastor is enormous.
Prepare and deliver sermons. Ensure the spiritual health of the church. Model biblical priorities. And, roughly, 400 other items.
Whether it’s in the written job description or not, senior pastors have too much to do. And when everything is on your plate, everything feels
Jul 8, 2026
Of all the relationships in your church, there's one relationship that determines whether everything else runs smoothly or grinds to a halt—the relationship between the senior pastor and the executive pastor.
When it's healthy, the whole organization feels it. And when it's not…the whole organization feels that...
Oct 22, 2025
Many of us in ministry are responsible for leading other people.
It’s hard to lead others well without good management skills. Management is something that, just like any other specialty, needs to be trained and developed. But, historically, churches have not been good developers of managers.
Effective manager...
Jul 23, 2025
This summer, we’re changing things up. You’re on vacation; we’re on vacation. We all know how this goes. You probably have road trips, plane trips, maybe a sabbatical or some conferences to attend this month.
But ministry and leadership are still happening!
So this month, we are replaying the “hits” from the...