Mentoring conversations can happen anywhere and with anyone, but how do you start those conversations? Ryan describes how he uses the resources on pursueGOD to start the mentoring conversations in eve...

Even seasoned pastors mess up from time to time, but that doesn’t mean we should quit on our ministries. Pastors Mark Dever, James Macdonald, and Matt Chandler share some wisdom in this Gospel C...

Systems are important for church growth The first priority is clarity – clarifying what you want to do. Systems aren’t exciting. Systems themselves don’t cause growth, but without the right sys...

One of the benefits to creating a discipleship culture is that the pastor doesn’t have to be overwhelmed with the task of caring for every person. That’s what small groups and mentoring are for! I...

In a healthy small group, everyone has a role to play. Group members do not passively wait for the leader to do everything. Group leaders look for ways to involve everyone at some appropriate level to...

If pastors want to see God do more in and through their ministry, they need to take these four actions that move them from a doer of ministry to an equipper of ministry. Every pastor wants to see God ...