Recent Articles in Mentoring Moments

Conflict in the Church

What to do when there is conflict in your church - a conversation with a reconciler.

Guest: John Richardson

Using Social Media in Your Ministry

Why use social media? And how?

Guest: Ryan Frank

Productivity Hacks

Insights into amazing skill for productivity

Guest: Ryan Frank

The Importance of Goals

Think about goals in a new way

Guest: Ryan Frank

Caring for Those with Depression

There are different kinds of depression, but they are definitely more than “having a down day.” They need to be recognized and helped.

  Guest: Tim Wesemann

Building Congregational Confidence

Does your congregation need a confidence boost or a shot of energy? Get ideas for re-establishing the role God has for your church and community.
Guest: Matthew Schultz

Break through the stigma of depression, especially within the church. Practical ways to recognize the possibility of depression, caring ways to reach out, and the important role the church can play throughout treatment, in assuring them of Christ's grace & forgiveness.
Guest: Tim Wesemann

Help for Caregivers.

Guest: Tim Wesemann

How can your church step in with easy, intentional ways to encourage your caregiving members? Ideas for both the pastor and groups within the church to provide support.

Why Doesn't Anyone Want to Serve?

There are many volunteer opportunities that are quietly filled by those who see the need that it's easy to miss the true number of volunteers. Recognizing your volunteers and using these ideas to find new ones can help you overcome this challenge

Guest: Trevor Sutton

Welcoming Guests: What To Do

Guests will remember how you made them feel, even if they don't remember who they met. Explore a 3-Step process for creating a consistently warm, welcoming feeling for guests.

Guest: Trevor Sutton

Encouraging Family Caregivers

Caregiving can be lonely and isolating. How can your church step in with easy, intentional ways to encourage your caregiving members? 
Guest: Rev. Tim Wesemann

Give the people in your congregation and community the chance to serve in a one-day servant event and make a big difference! Here's how one church did it.

Community Engagement - Where To Start

Far from another "program," Community Engagement is a way to bring Christ's Church into the conversation at the intersection of the community's needs and your congregation's passion.
Guest: Matthew Schultz

Pastoral Counseling

While pastors aren't trained counselors, they are able to discuss a variety of life issues from a scriptural perspective. However, there are practical aspects to consider in advance. Listen for what you need and how to get it.

Setting Up Care Ministry Programs

A look at how setting up a program can be crucial for its success and longevity. A 3-step process is shared for starting up (or re-tooling) your programs and launching them for success!

Implementing Care Ministries Programs

Care Ministry programs can be a natural way to serve both members and the community. Understanding your capacity and goals can help you decide how to advertise each program and set them all up for success!

Try Being a 5-Year-Old Pastor

One of the most difficult things to understand is the motivation people have to do what they're doing. A small, but deceptively powerful, question can unlock the answer nearly every time.

Guest: Matthew Schultz

Invest in Your Strengths

Investing more resources seems like a reasonable solution to turn around a declining situation, but is it? Sometimes the church has entered into a new season and needs to reassess strengths to refocus ministry efforts. Practical examples lead you through this thought-provoking topic.

Helping Those with a Terminal Illness

Few things stop someone in their tracks as does a terminal diagnosis. Get practical advice for how to care for those facing the end of this earthly life, helping them both spiritually and with the everyday details.

Keeping Your Volunteers

Your volunteers have said "yes." Aren't you done? People need to feel supported, encouraged, and appreciated. Specific ideas and examples for empowering your volunteers to lead.
Guest: Rev. Trevor Sutton

Hospital and Nursing Home Visits

Practical guidelines for visits, equipping volunteers, and the broader opportunity of reaching others.
Guest: Rev. Tim Wesemann

Volunteering and Discipleship

Reflecting together with volunteers on how their service is making a difference and talking about how they've grown, helps put those volunteers on a discipleship path for growing and serving.
Guest: Matthew Schultz

Welcoming Guests: What NOT To Do

The top 4 ways churches unintentionally make guests feel unwelcome, with several examples provided. Ideas for how to evaluate the impression your church is making are included.

Guest: Trevor Sutton

Building a Volunteer Pool 

A look at common pitfalls and a new "recipe" for identifying potential volunteers well ahead of when they are needed! Don't get caught short again.
Guest: Rev. Trevor Sutton