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 […]
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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 […]
9 Questions Every Pastor Should Ask
Pastor, when someone asks, “How are things going at the church?” you almost always answer, “Good!” “Fine.” Or “Great!” But how do you know? How do you actually gauge how things are going? 9 Questions to Evaluate your Church Here are nine questions to ask regularly to know how it’s really going… and how to […]
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 […]
10 Amazing Unseen Things That Can Happen in Your Church Every Sunday
Pre-COVID-19, you could attend just about any church next Sunday and you would see the usual obvious things taking place: people are greeted, songs are sung, Scripture is read, a sermon is preached. All good stuff. These days, people watch church online, attend parking lot services, or gather in small groups. Church looks different, but the same […]
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 […]
What if You Could Create a New National Holiday?
If you could create a new national holiday, what would it be like? When would you hold it? What would you call it? If I could create a holiday, here’s what it would look like… This new holiday would be one that draws families together. Not for yard work or sports competitions or a day […]
The Surprising Sabbath Church Growth Strategy
Have you ever noticed what God did on the seventh day of Creation? Sure. He rested. We know from Genesis 2 that God had completed the work of creation and he rested. But there is a nugget in Genesis 2:3. Unlike the other days when he called his work good, on the seventh day, God […]