Executive pastors face many unknown challenges that are highlighted in this survey including:

Changes in American Megachurches
The New Role for Western Missionaries
Hire or Freeze? Churches Take Differing Staff Approaches to Keep External Focus
Good to Great Church Planting: Accelerating Growth and Effectiveness in Church Planting
Multisite Is Multiplying: Survey Identifies Leading Practices and Confirms New Developments in the Movement’s Expansion
The Changing Role of Large Church Senior Pastors: Trends and Developments
Planning for Big Success with Small Groups
Guidelines for Ministry Workers
Leadership Development: An Age-Old Challenge with a Modern-Day Twist
Planting a New Outreach Ministry
Setting the Stage for Good Stewardship
Teacher First: Leadership Network's 2009 Survey of Large-Church Senior Pastors
Fundamentals of Family: “Conflict Resolution”
Living on the Resurrection Side of Life: “Resurrection Power”
Who--and What--Is Shaping Next Generation Pastors?