Pastors are resilient…unless, not so much. When I get together with pastor friends we have similar stories. Along with the stories of God’s work and provision, we share challenges, discouragements, and burdens. Maybe you’re like me and my friends. We persevere, but there are struggles. Here’s the good news about your pastoral resilience. You’re in a profession that helps […]
Attendance will be Down the Week after Easter – and 4 Things to Do About It
For those of us who lead local churches, Easter is our Super Bowl. There’s hope. And there’s a letdown. Because no matter how high your Easter attendance, the week after Easter will be one of your lowest attended Sundays of the year. What can you do about this?
A Personal Prayer Exercise for Pastors at Easter
I went to the Southern California Pastors’ Prayer Breakfast at Saddleback Church on Monday morning. Rick Warren has been hosting this prayer breakfast every Easter Week since 1990. Imagine the Saddleback Church auditorium filled with pastors from all over Southern California praying together. Heads bowed for Easter prayer. Would you like to join us? Here is a […]
How to Grow your Church in Leaps and Bounds
A trickle isn’t going to cut it. You might have wished for a new family or two to join your church every week or two, but that’s not how it works. Churches grow in leaps and bounds. Over the past ten years, New Song has doubled in size. All of our growth has come from […]
How to Preach a Powerful Altar Call
Do you struggle to see people come to Christ in your church? Maybe your church is one of the 9 out of 10 churches that aren’t leading people to Jesus. Would you like to be in the 10% of churches that are seeing growth by salvations? If so, one of the most important skills you must master as […]
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Effective ministry loves the can-do. We stand on the foundation of the Bible, prayer, and good theology, grounded in Jesus Christ. But we also need to know how to execute. Just tell us how to actually win people to Christ and lead a growing church. At PastorMentor, we like to make it easy for you to get in and get […]
A Quick Guide to the Best Quotes from America’s First Leaders
The founding leaders of America were witty. Profound. Snide. Wise. Determined. Cynical. Devout. Practical. Inspirational. And hilarious. Here are 80 of the best quotes from revolutionary era heroes. People who, like us, lived their lives for a cause they believed in. You might find these useful in your sermon prep. And in your social posts. And […]
How to Avoid Settling for Good Enough Ministry
Do you know what normalization of deviation means? It’s when something is sub-par, but we decide it’s good enough. We say it’s the best we can do. After awhile that sub-par “good enough” becomes the norm. The deviation is normalized. It’s what happened to the Challenger Space Shuttle, according to Diane Vaughn. The O-ring risk was deemed to […]