In Episode 590 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss what the relationship looks like between a campus pastor and the director level staff of the central location.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- Different ways campus pastors can interact with ministry director staff at the central location
- Knowing when to push to make a different decision for your context and when not to
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “You have to watch when people get innovative when they should be static, and static where they should be innovative.” – @toddadkins
- “There will always be a tendency toward mission drift and vision drift the more campuses that you have and the further they are removed from the central vision.” – @toddadkins
- “Your job as a senior pastor, executive pastor, or campus pastor director is to bring together those two people and help them understand where they are the same and where they need to have a little grace with each other.” – @toddadkins
- “Let’s not deviate just because we want it our way.” – @toddadkins
- “Campus pastors know their context the most and they are responsible for that campus.” – @danielsangi
- “That central pastor is the one who is most researched and experienced in that area and they need to see themselves as coaches and facilitators.” – @danielsangi
- “Pick your battles and leverage the position and relationships you have carefully.” – @toddadkins
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Published May 3, 2021