We know you’re busy. There’s a church to lead, sermons to write, a family to love, and people who need Jesus. You’re looking for ideas that work. Tools you can use to reach more people and grow a better church. We’ve put the latest downloads from PastorMentor together so it’s easy for you to get […]
Recent Articles
How to Raise Pastor’s Kids who Love Jesus
A church planter once confessed to me, “I’m struggling with this call. I don’t know if I’m willing for my son to grow up hating the church.” His statement took me back to dozens of pastoral nightmare stories of PK’s who have walked away from God and the church because they felt forgotten and forsaken by […]
8 Surprising Attitude Shifts that will Get More Volunteers
Could you use a little help to get more volunteers at your church? John Maxwell says that our attitudes make all the difference. Well then, could something as simple as an attitude shift make a difference in getting more volunteers? Surprisingly, yes. If your church is going to grow, not decline, then getting good at […]
How to Teach your Church to Love the Bible
A good chunk of your congregation doesn’t open the Bible except on Sunday mornings. A 2017 survey by LifeWay Research found that of people who attend church regularly, only 39% try to read something in the Bible daily. Pardon my bluntness, but what are you going to do about that, Pastor? The lethargy we see […]
9 Best Ways Churches Avoid the Summer Slump
Would you like June, July, and August to be months of strength and growth for your church? It’s possible… It should be. Sometimes churches create their own “summer slump” by backing off on ministry during the lazy days of summer. Now nobody’s calling anybody a sluggard here, but there’s a principle in Proverbs 20:4 that […]
How to Spark your Worship Leader’s Success
What if you knew 24 ways you could help your worship leader succeed? Would that make a difference for your congregation every weekend? In your relationship with your worship leader? In your worship leader’s life? Yes. Yes. And again, yes. The most important staff relationship in most churches is between the Lead Pastor and the Worship Leader. […]
What if God doesn’t Show Up on Easter?
The days leading to Easter bring me a mix of excitement, hope, and nerves. How about you? Easter is coming. You’re trying new things. Working to attract people to your church. There are a lot of moving pieces. Easter can cause pastoral anxiety like a groom waiting for his wedding. After all, Easter is the […]
How to Plan the Perfect Pastor’s Sabbatical
Of all the questions in the universe, one that came to the top at the Engage 24 Q&A Panel was, “how can I get my church to let me take a sabbatical?” Pastors want to know: can I catch a break? A few years ago, in a roundtable gathering with large church pastors, the topic turned […]