How can pastors help their people stay connected during the isolation of the Coronavirus Crisis? I’ve begun emailing a daily dose of encouragement to everyone on our church email list called Our Separation Together. I post them on Facebook each morning, too. Here are those emails. Please feel free to use the ideas, the words, or […]
My Top 10 Reading Recommendations during the Corona Crisis 2020
You can become a better leader by stepping up your reading during the Coronavirus pandemic. If all goes as I anticipate, most pastors should be able to accelerate our reading soon. This first week of quarantine has been a flurry for church leaders; me included. My staff and I have been working overtime to redesign […]
The Best Resources to Lead your Church through the Coronavirus
Navigate your way through the Coronavirus with the best resources the Church has to offer. Everything in our world is changing. While the world around us struggles with new realities, sacrifices, and priorities, we are reinventing church. We know it’s time-consuming to filter through all the information coming online to find what is helpful for you […]
How to Talk with your Church About the Coronavirus
How do you communicate with a divided, fearful congregation? Frequently. Wisely. Tenderly. Thoroughly. These are some of the emails I’ve sent to my congregation since the pandemic began last March. I’ve posted them here on PastorMentor for three reasons: To encourage you that we are all figuring out how to lead our churches through a […]
5 Keys to an Easter that Makes your Church Better
The Easter Ramp Up is filling up your to-do list this time of year, but do you ever wonder if it’s worth it? Sometimes I do. I wonder if all the Easter plans are worth the effort. Easter is a great weekend, but is anything different the next week? Could we put all that […]
9 Relationships Every Pastor Needs to be Healthy
Be intentional about the relationships you need in your life, and you will be a stronger, more effective church leader. Pastor, do you have the relationships you need in your life? It’s easy for us to feel a lack of friendship, because we’ve seen our friends leave the church or move away. We could use […]
How to Preach Theology in a Year and Watch your Congregation Grow
You can equip the people in your church to stand on a solid theological worldview. And these days, they really need it. Last summer at Family Camp, I found a quiet spot to work on my upcoming sermon schedule. I prayed, “Lord, where do you want us to go over the next few months?” He […]
Get Free Downloads Filled With the How-To
Ministry goes better when you lead better. But that ain’t always so easy. We’ve gathered some PastorMentor articles on leadership that come with free downloads. The downloads make your leadership learning implementable. They show you how-to. So you actually do something new… and you lead better… and ministry goes better… And like Rick Warren says, […]
Get the Best Outreach and Evangelism Ideas from the Fastest Growing Churches
You can learn from best practices of churches succeeding in outreach and evangelism… and see what God might want to do in your city. The Outreach Summit is a gathering of pastors of the fastest growing churches– plus leading church thinkers – that focuses on outreach, evangelism, and best practices of healthy, growing churches. It’s […]
How to Seek God’s Call to a New Ministry Position
Seek God’s Call to a New Ministry Position Pastor, are you in a place where you are hoping to make a move, preferably to a nicer, bigger, more comfortable or prestigious position? This afternoon I received an email from a young associate pastor of a nearby church. He wanted to pick my brain about […]