A Voice Forged in Scripture.
A Message That Changes Lives.
Bishop Harold B. Hayes, Jr. is an evangelistic preacher, teacher, and author whose ministry has spanned three decades — bringing the Word of God to churches, conferences, and believers hungry for truth.
He Doesn't Just Preach Vision. He Builds It.
Bishop Hayes currently serves as Presiding Prelate of Global Freedom Covenant Ministries, Lead Founding Pastor of the Cathedral of True Life Worship, Founder of the DMV120 Church Planting Network, and President of HBH Ministries, Inc. Each organization was built from the ground up — and each is actively operating today.
His track record speaks for itself:
His life's mission: "To Know Christ and Make Christ Known."
A Voice That Has Filled Pulpits, Platforms, and Board Rooms
With a Doctor of Ministry from Payne Theological Seminary, an MDiv from Howard University, and a marketing degree from Hampton University, Bishop Hayes brings a rare combination: deep biblical scholarship, strategic leadership experience, and the ability to communicate across church, nonprofit, and corporate contexts.
He is a certified life coach and motivational speaker, and has addressed audiences ranging from youth ministries to episcopal convocations to organizational leadership summits.
Pulpit & Proclamation
Expository preaching and prophetic teaching grounded in 30+ years of pastoral ministry — for Sunday services, revivals, and convocations.
Leadership & Development
Keynotes and workshops on church health, organizational growth, staff development, and strategic vision — drawn from real institutional experience.
Worship & Formation
Messages that call leaders and congregations into deeper encounter with God — rooted in the themes of Take Off Your Shoes.
Built for Leaders Who Are Building Something
Bishop Hayes brings his full toolkit to a limited roster of coaching and consulting clients: a certified life coaching credential, 30+ years of organizational leadership, experience scaling a congregation from 300 to 1,000+ members, and a proven model for turning vision into institutional reality.
This isn't motivational coaching. This is strategic, pastoral, and organizational guidance for leaders who are serious about growth.
One-on-One Executive Coaching
For senior pastors, bishops, and faith-based executives navigating growth, transition, or organizational complexity. Draws on Bishop Hayes' direct experience in property acquisition, budget scaling, and leadership pipeline development.
Church Planting Cohort
Bishop Hayes leads the DMV120 Church Planting Network, a fellowship for church planters in the DMV region. If you're called to plant — or already planting — connect with the network.
Organizational Consulting
Strategic engagements for churches and faith-based nonprofits seeking revitalization, capital campaigns, donor development, or leadership restructuring.
First Things First
Take Off Your Shoes — Calling Out the Worshiper Within
Before the strategy. Before the structure. Before the leadership framework — there is this: standing barefoot before a holy God.
In Take Off Your Shoes, Bishop Hayes draws from the moment Moses encountered the burning bush — a moment that required him to stop, remove his shoes, and recognize he was standing on holy ground. It is a word for every leader, every builder, every busy servant of God who has let activity crowd out intimacy.
You cannot build what God intends if you have not first been undone in His presence. This book calls out the worshiper in you — the one who existed before the title, before the organization, before the platform.
"Before the burning bush, Moses was just a man with sandals and a staff. God needed him barefoot first."
Paperback · Audiobook
From Calling to Church Planting
How To Plant A Church In 90 Days
What happens when God calls you to build? Bishop Harold B. Hayes, Jr. draws on decades of pastoral leadership and church planting experience to help you prepare for the assignment, both spiritually and practically.
Discover nine essential truths that connect prayer, faith, and personal formation with the work of planting a church. Whether you are discerning your call, preparing to launch, or revitalizing an existing congregation, this book offers a Spirit-led roadmap from vision to action.
"Before God builds a church through you, He builds a church within you."
Paperback · Digital Edition
The Man Behind the Ministry
I've spent more than three decades doing the same thing in different forms: building.
I've built congregations — from 300 to over 1,000 members. I've built budgets — from $240,000 to over $1 million. I've built campuses, negotiated multimillion-dollar property deals, designed discipleship programs, mentored young leaders, and planted churches. I'm currently building four organizations simultaneously — and I wouldn't have it any other way.
But every time I've gotten closest to God, it hasn't been in a board meeting or a building campaign. It's been in moments like the one Moses had at the bush. Barefoot. Undone. Completely unable to manufacture what God was about to do.
That's who I am underneath the title. A man who believes you have to take your shoes off before you can go forward.
I hold a Doctor of Ministry from Payne Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Howard University, and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Hampton University. I'm a certified life coach and the founder of the DMV120 Church Planting Network. I preach. I build. I coach. And I still show up to the burning bush.