You don’t need one more thing on your plate as you ramp up for Easter. Unless. Unless that one thing would assimilate your Christmas newcomers, build momentum, and expand your capacity to do ministry. Whaaat? What if you decided to see your Easter to-do list as the perfect opportunity to get more volunteers and develop […]
How to Get Everyone on the Same Page in your Church
Unity. Momentum. Maturity. We’re always wanting more of it in our churches. Here’s the story of what happened in one church when they used a church-wide campaign to build momentum, ignite unity, and inspire maturity. Guest Post by Larry Barker, Director of Church Planting for BMAA and Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Texas. How one church grew […]
The 9 Top Posts of 2016 at PastorMentor
I love “Best Of” lists because they’re like a party of wisdom and helpfulness on a single webpage. You may find, like I do, that God uses those lists to speak into what you need right at that moment. Here’s our contribution to the party: the 9 top posts of 2016 at PastorMentor. We based the list on page […]
The 6 Skills you Need to Accomplish your Goals
Do you have a hard time mustering up motivation for another year of goals that may or may not get accomplished? I understand. You may be wary because you wonder how to set goals that are really in tune with God’s will for you. Or you may feel a tinge of failure over the growing list […]
How to Pray for a Divided Nation
All of us who lead people have our own personal and political opinions. We can’t help it. We’re human. But as those commissioned to shepherd the flock of God, our thoughts ought to be first about caring for our people. I pastor a diverse church. Following the election, a ton of New Songers were hurting […]
How to Lead 48,000 People to Jesus
He has room to talk. Under the leadership of Rick Warren, Saddleback Church has baptized 48,700 people. Equally impressive: 78% of the church came to Christ at Saddleback. The numbers are so big, you may not relate. You’re just hoping for a couple of new families. It’s been awhile since anyone came to Christ at your church. […]
Will More Invitations Result in More Salvations?
For a long time I’ve wondered if there is a relationship between the number of salvations a church experiences and the number of times it offers salvation invitations. We’ll never know for sure, but I’m conducting an experiment this year. My friend Ron Forseth, the long-time force behind SermonCentral.com, recently challenged me to offer an invitation […]
How to Lead Change in your Church When it Hurts
We changed our service times last weekend. We had bounce houses in the parking lot. And a continental breakfast. And attendance nicely spread across all three services. No fuss. No one left the church over it. I wish it were always that easy. Why We Hate Change We may say we like change, but what we […]