You can overcome the roadblocks and find a good mentor. Do you have barriers that hold you back from getting a mentor or a coach? Hesitations that keep you from making it happen? I did, too. And I wasted a lot of years. We kept bumping against an attendance barrier until I finally hired a […]
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How to be Sure you’ll Make the Most of a Mentor
How do you know that getting a mentor will be worth it? It’s normal that you would be wondering. How do you know for sure that you can have a good experience in a mentoring relationship? You might have had a less than stellar mentoring experience already. You might have been a less than stellar […]
Mentoring for Pastors: How to Find the Right Mentor at the Right Time
Do you need a mentor? Hmmm, let me think about that for a minute… …only if you want to become more like Christ, live for Jesus more purposefully, and see your church take ground for God’s glory. So, yes. Unless you already have one. Here’s what the Bible says about mentors: “For waging war you need […]
5 Ways a Mentor Will Make all the Difference for You
About ten years ago I finally hired a mentor. It was kind of humbling. After all, I had spent the previous three years mentoring nine pastors myself. But I finally admitted it: I don’t know everything I wish I knew! Hiring a mentor was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, both for my personal […]
Want to See your Church get Better Next Year?
If you’re like me, you want to see your church get better every year! That’s why I always have a mentor who can teach me how to be more strategic and to give me new ideas to try that will attract people to church and to Christ. The mentoring is working for us. We are seeing […]
Join Me on a Mentoring Adventure
Have you thought about who you want to be your mentor in the next ministry season? I think about it every year, and I choose a mentor every July, because I want to be sure that the next year of ministry will be a year of growth for me and our church. I hope you will […]
How to Have your Best Year of Ministry So Far [Video]
Sometimes it just takes a little bit of help. Some new ideas. A bit of wisdom that’s just what you needed to hear. A story about what another church is doing that’s working. That’s what Monthly PastorMentor is all about. Check out this video to see if Hal’s mentoring might help your church grow, then […]
4 Keys to Finding a Mentor who Makes a Difference
You can find a mentor who will make a difference in your ministry. I once took a course from Dallas Willard where he lined out thirty-some-odd spiritual disciplines. “These are all tools,” he would say. “Use whichever ones help you personally.” I’ve discovered one that wasn’t on his list. Mentoring. It took me awhile, but […]