This pastor makes clear that prudent self-care is a critical part of leadership for the pastor.

For this pastor the notion of boundaries includes thoughtful keeping of boundaries over his time.

This pastor speaks to the impact on his own well-being of being able to trust his leadership staff to execute their responsibilities without his knowing all the details. Of course, this presumes he has regular contact with individual leaders, so this relationship of trust can be built on real mutual knowledge and understanding.

A pastor’s account of the importance of hiring people with a passion for Christ. What was left unsaid in this snippet is that it becomes incumbent on the pastor to see that such hires are then equipped with the necessary skills to fulfill their responsibilities.

This pastor articulates the importance of shaping a leadership team which understands and commits to the vision, including clergy and lay leaders.

This clip explores the different ways pastors are delegating, sharing and empowering their leaders to fulfill their responsibilities.

One pastor’s account of how his family of parishes arrived at a common vision.  It’s worth noting that he utilized the related expertise of a parishioner to help lead the process of developing the vision.

The pastors present a wonderful variety of ways they have been striving to grow a culture of leadership development “from top to bottom.”

Working from a vision, both for the Family and for the pastor’s understanding of his ministry as pastor, is an underlying theme in this part of the conversation.

Each situation, each pastor has its/his own set of challenges. We hear of the burden and the creativity that these challenges lead to.

Members of the Panel of Pastors share the kinds of support they value from staff, parishioners and the Pastoral Center.