A Pastoral Coach’s Christmas Wish List
As I have written recently here at Journey, I love serving as a pastoral coach. Ten years in, I am still amazed that God called me to this place of service in his kingdom. He has given me the privilege of walking with the quality and committed ministers of the Gospel in the Journey community and others outside of Journey. Though I am the coach–and mentor, I am chief among learners in this circle. ...
Journey’s Best Reads of 2024
As we turn the final pages of 2024, I offer my annual list of favorite reads for the year. This was another great reading year with many happy hours invested in the “Big Three” of mellow music, strong coffee, and a good book. As always, this is not a list of my favorite books published in 2024 but books read in 2024. If a book is on my “Best Of” list, I recommend you read...
JPC 10th Anniversary
It was 10 years ago, and this month, we launched the ministry of Journey Pastoral Coaching. From Day One, we have had one mission: helping young ministers build strong for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry. Every day since, giving ourselves to this mission has been our happy privilege. Journey is really all about stewarding the church’s most valuable earthly resource, its pastors, and seeing them serve from a place of soul health and...
What I Love About Being a Pastoral Coach
TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION I have a confession to make: I am a pastoral coach. And I love it. Many in the church are unfamiliar with pastoral coaching, usually assuming it is what it isn’t. They’re always intrigued when I explain pastoral coaching and how we do it at Journey. I invite you to peruse our many articles here at journeypastoralcoaching.com, where you can learn more about pastoral coaching and how we do it here at...
Anxiety, Worldview, and God’s Kingdom
Josiah Smith, an Associate Lead Pastor, discusses the critical link between worldview and mental health, emphasizing the prevalence of anxiety and depression among Americans. He argues that a biblical worldview can significantly mitigate these issues, encouraging individuals to seek God's kingdom for a fulfilling purpose and meaningful life.
A Pastor of Pastors Remembers His Pastors
October is Pastor appreciation month, when we make a special effort to thank our pastors for their ministry to us as undershepherds of Jesus Christ. “Every Christian’s life is meant to be a parable of Jesus. However, pastors are particularly suited to this because so much of our lives are spent doing what Jesus did in His life. An adequate definition of pastoral ministry emphasizes following Jesus as the act of ministry and particularly following...
Cross-Coaching
At Journey Pastoral Coaching, we practice Cross-Coaching, a sustainable coaching model based on the linking of two mentoring relationships: walking with a pastoral coach and a community of peers Our approach is based on the Cross of Jesus and its three components: I. The Vertical Post As the vertical post of the Cross of Jesus dug deep and reached up, the vertical post of Coaching is the minister’s walk with a pastoral coach. The pastoral coach is...
What’s Changed: How Young Ministers Are Calling Us Back to Pastoral Coaching
I recently met with a colleague, and our conversation covered the usuals: where we are now, what we are doing in ministry, and how it’s all going. He was intrigued to hear that I am a full-time pastoral coach and that I focus on Millennial ministers. The idea was completely foreign to him. “We didn’t need coaching when I began in ministry. What’s changed?” he asked me. To rephrase my friend’s challenge, he was saying,...
15 Facts You May Not Know About the Bible
EDITOR'S NOTE: At Journey Pastoral Coaching, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary as a ministry dedicated full-time to helping young ministers build strong for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry. It's hard to believe we've been devoting our days - and many evenings - to sharing the journeys of young ministers across America and overseas for a full decade. And it's still hard to believe we have this privilege. As a part of our...© [2015] — Journey Pastoral Coaching