What is an Executive Pastor (XP)? Are you wired to be an XP? How is an XP different than an Associate Pastor? Should XP's have a degree in pastoral ministry, business, or both? Does your church need an XP? What should a church look for in seeking to fill this often overlooked, undervalued, yet critical position? These and other questions are the focus of this short work on defining the Executive Pastor Role. Written with a brevity designed to allow you to read or skim quickly, you'll still find enough depth to provide meaningful direction and insight. Current and future XP's should read this book for definition. Potential XP's should read this book to clarify their calling. And church leaders considering hiring an XP should read this book before beginning their search. Forward by Mike Bonem, co-author of Leading From the Second Chair.

Defining the Executive Pastor Role

Religion & Spirituality

Taylor, Phil

Religious Studies

Floodlight Press

There have been many great books written on the need for biblically qualified elders in the church. They do an excellent job unpacking the pertinent scriptures and theology to explain both why we need elders and what they should look like, act like, smell like, etc. once we actually have them. This is not one of those books. 
Rather, "Eldership Development-From Application to Affirmation" seeks to show you the actual process that one church uses to develop their elders over a two year period. Think of it like a case-study. You'll see the prerequisites and the application that potential elders fill out, and even the questions asked during the interviews. You'll get an in-depth look at the two-year process, all the way to the final moment when you affirm the new elder on stage in a gathering. Along the way, the author stops to explain from experience why he made the decisions he made on everything from book assignments to awkward questions in an application. 
After you've read the books that tell you why you need church elders and what the Bible teaches, consult this book to build your own Eldership Development program at your local church. This field tested guide is meant to save you time and energy as you train up your church elders. 
Contents include: 
Introduction 
Step One: Surfacing Potential Elders 
Step Two: The Prerequisites to Entering the 
Eldership Development Process 
Step Three: The Application and Post Application Meeting 
Step Four: Year One of the Elder Development Collective 
Step Five: Year Two of the Elder Development Collective 
Step Six: The Post Development Process Check-In Form 
Step Seven: The Final Meeting Before the Public Affirmation 
Step Eight: Public Affirmation Conclusion 
Appendix 1: Our Covenant Partnership Agreement 
Appendix 2: Our Elders/Pastors Covenant 
Appendix 3: Our Experiment with the Elder Teams Model 
Appendix 4: How to Get Everything You See Here in a Word File 
Bibliography and Resources on Biblical Eldership 
About the Backstage Pastors Series: 
The Backstage Pastors series of books have been designed to target specific topics with enough depth to provide meaningful direction but with a brevity that facilitates reading or skimming quickly. My hope is to put extremely practical tools into your hands at a reasonable cost that will quickly train you up so that you are quickly freed up to continue with the demands of life and ministry. 
Other titles from this series: 
"Defining The Executive Pastor Role" (available in English and Spanish via ebook and paperback)

Eldership Development: From Application To Affirmation (Backstage Pastors Series - Bringing Vision Into Reality)

Christian Books & Bibles

After 10 years of impacting Executive Pastors around the globe, Defining The Executive Pastor Role has received a major update and expansion with four new chapters and another 10 years of experience found on every page. What is an Executive Pastor (XP)? Are you wired to be an XP? How is an XP different than an Associate Pastor? Should XP's have a degree in pastoral ministry, business, or both? Does your church need an XP? What should a church look for in seeking to fill this often overlooked, undervalued, yet critical position? How does one become an Executive Pastor? Once you get a job, what should your first year look like? How are Executive Pastors different when it comes to matters of the soul? How do you continue to grow in this pivotal role? These and other questions are the focus of this short work on defining the Executive Pastor Role. Written with a brevity designed to allow you to read or skim quickly, you'll still find enough depth to provide meaningful direction and insight. Current and future XP's should read this book for definition. Potential XP's should read this book to clarify their calling. And church leaders considering hiring an XP should read this book before beginning their search. Forward by Mike Bonem, co-author of Leading From the Second Chair and Thriving In the Second Chair.

Defining The Executive Pastor Role (Backstage Pastors Series - Bringing Vision Into Reality)

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