A few months ago, I sat down with Pastor Daniel Day, host of The Daniel Day podcast. Click on the link to be directed to his always quality podcasts. The topic was burnout: the what and the why of it; what we can do to prevent burnout and what to do when it burrows its […]
In previous articles, I’ve written often about the graying of the pulpit in the American evangelical church. The average age of pastors is increasing at an alarming rate. Within my own denomination (Assemblies of God), the current aging trajectory says that by the time my five-year old granddaughter graduates college, the average age of an […]
INTRODUCTION In my previous article, I identified two foundational challenges for the church: Reality and Community. We are weak and weakening in both. And the prospects are not promising. Concerning the Church and Reality: Studies reveal the following statistics about the Evangelical Church (see part one for more): In other words, Finally, 1. The statistics […]
All indications say 2022 will be another challenging year for the American church. That means it will be another challenging year for those who lead the church. If we’re going to navigate it in strength, it will require not 20/20 rose-colored glasses, but 22/22 lenses. What are 22/22 lenses? They are lenses that see deeper […]
Editor’s Note: Journey is pleased to announce our new resource, “Pensées: A 40-Day Devotional for Pastors,” will be released this month, January 2022. Every day at Journey we post a devotion for our member-ministers, an inspiring “pensée” to begin their day. Written by a pastor-of-pastors, it’s an encouraging or even challenging thought on which shepherds […]
A 40-Day Devotional for Pastors Editor’s Note: Journey is pleased to announce our new resource, “Pensées: A 40-Day Devotional for Pastors,” will be released this month, January 2022. Every day at Journey we post a devotion for our member-ministers, an inspiring “pensée” to begin their day. Written by a pastor-of-pastors, it’s an encouraging or even […]
As we turn the final pages of 2021, I once again offer my list of favorite reads for the year. As always, this is not a list of my favorite books published in 2021, but books read in 2021, whatever the publishing year. If a book is on the best of list, I recommend you […]
I am a pastoral coach. I have the joy of pastoring young pastors every day, all day, pastors of all kinds: lead pastors, church planters, staff pastors, missionary pastors, and even pastors of pastors. I love what I am called to do with my life because I love pastors, and I love and greatly respect […]
When I left pastoral ministry to become a missionary, a few pastoral colleagues told me I’d “left the ministry.” Their thinking was that pastoring is “real” ministry, while missions is less than ministry. It’s difficult to believe people can think like this, but some do. But even my denomination unknowingly reinforces this idea. For decades […]
So the pulpit search committee has contacted you, Pastor, and wants to sit down for a formal interview. How do you do to prepare for the meeting? Every pastoral candidate is prepared to answer questions, but are you prepared to ask them? Neglecting this critical aspect of the interview process is a recipe for disaster. […]
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