Helping pastors and churches be all they were made to be.
Welcome to Cultivate.
Where we meet pastors’ deep hunger for support, care, and guidance.
AS A PASTOR FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS, MY MISSION NOW IS TO TURN MY EXPERIENCE INTO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
-Rev Fred Harrell
Founder and Executive Director of Cultivate
What I Offer
Whether leveraging my three decades as a pastor to Coach and Consult, meeting one-on-one for Spiritual Direction, or Guest Speaking at your next service or event, I’m ready to help you or your organization thrive.
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Navigating the complexities of pastoral ministry can be daunting. Fred offers pastors and faith leaders support, encouragement, and solutions to the diverse challenges they face
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Sometimes a fresh set of eyes is what you and your ministry need to see where the gaps are and to find your path to growth. Book a free intro call to get started.
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I help my clients unlock what’s blocking them from spiritual growth and develop a path toward lasting change. Book a free intro call here.
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Need a guest Preacher for your next service? Or a skilled speaker for your event? Inquire here.
“Fred is perfectly positioned in this season of life to offer his experience to other pastors and faith leaders. His wisdom and insight are a gift to those on the journey of transformational change.”
Rev. Wes Granberg-Michaelson,
Former General Secretary of the R.C.A.
PASTORAL
COACHING
What is Pastoral Coaching?
Navigating the complexities of pastoral ministry can be daunting.
Whether you’re looking for support, encouragement, and/or solutions to the unique challenges pastors face, Fred offers heart-centered coaching for real-world results.
Sometimes you need someone who’s been there before and who can truly understand. Let Fred’s three decades of pastoral ministry become your asset to development and growth.
CHURCH
CONSULTING
Potential areas for consultation include:
Resetting the Culture of Your Church
Boards Considering full LGBTQ inclusion
Starting New Churches
Fundraising
With 28 years experience pastoring and leading City Church in San Francisco, during which the church evolved to span the full spectrum from traditional to progressive, Fred is ready for his experience to become your asset.
SPIRITUAL
DIRECTION
What is Spiritual Direction?
Fred accompanies individuals on their spiritual journeys, helping them to explore and deepen their relationship with the divine through attentive listening, discernment, and guidance, aiming to foster spiritual growth and awareness.
Fred has the heart of a pastor who has seen it all and shows up with zero judgment.
Life is hard enough as it is, but when you feel alone, or like you don’t have a sense of where to go or what to do next, it can make everything that much more challenging.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER
SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER
Get your pastor the Gift of Coaching
Help your pastor through the daunting holiday season by sponsoring them to receive One-on-One coaching with Fred!
PREACHING
LAB
Refresh your approach to preaching.
Wish you could be free from your notes and engage your audience with conviction and connection?
Is your preparation eating up too much of your week?
Sign up for a Preaching Lab with Fred! Over the course of 4 meetings, you will learn skills that shorten your prep time, get experienced advice on how to juggle preaching in the context of your larger life, and enable you to be free from your notes without sacrificing precision.
“Fred’s tools and insights have fueled energy, excitement, and confidence in my preaching while also honoring the unique voice that I bring to the table. Our work together has been invaluable.”
GUEST
SPEAKING
Topics Fred frequently speaks on:
Each Season of the Church Year
Inclusion
Early Life and Ministry of Jesus
Forgotten Women of the Bible
The Way of Love
Deconstruction
Whether you’re looking to fill the pulpit on a Sunday morning or bring in a dynamic speaker for your next event, with the mind of an intellectual that comes straight from the heart, Fred has been speaking and preaching to groups of all sizes for three decades.
