By Journey Pastoral Coaching
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July 15, 2019
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Blog,
Coaching,
Millennials,
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Staff Pastor Horror Stories
I received the following two horror story phone calls in one week. Call #1: A Young Staff Pastor in Shock. Without warning, he had been fired by his senior pastor the day before. No notice or signs. None. No indications that anything was wrong. From the day he was hired, no one, not his pastor or anyone in church leadership, ever let him know anything was wrong. From day one of his service at the...
U40 Ministers: The Internal Changes We’ve Made Since Entering the Ministry
In our most recent article, we reported the results of a question we recently posed to the members of Journey Pastoral Coaching. The question was straightforward: “What is the greatest MINISTRY lesson you’ve learned since leaving your theological / ministry training school?” We invite you to read the results of that survey by clicking here. In this article we continue the theme, asking a very natural follow-up question: “Since entering your vocational service what is THE...
U40 Ministers Tell Us What They’ve Learned Since Seminary
We recently asked the members of Journey this question: “What is the greatest MINISTRY lesson you’ve learned since leaving your theological / ministry training school?” Their answers are not only enlightening but in some cases surprising. In side comments, several wrote that while they had intellectually "learned" a particular lesson in Bible College or seminary, they have since "experienced" this lesson and grown wiser for it since being in the ministry. They said this question does...
Why You Need a Peer Coaching Relationship
Editor’s Note: The author of this article, Josh Havens, is co-founder and co-director of the online discipleship ministry, Daily Growth Discipleship, a ministry whose mission is perfectly described in its name. He serves at Global University, a worldwide distance learning pioneer, integrates education and service in 150 countries. He is also a member of Journey Pastoral Coaching and represents Journey to ministers and ministries across the country. I never thought I needed a deep and intimate relationship...
The Ever Green Deal
Politicians are currently arguing something called "The New Green Deal." We don't want to get into the politics and economics of anything, but we do want to make a point: if there is a "new" green deal, there must also be an "old" green deal. Or better stated, an "ever" green deal. So, what is "The Ever Green Deal?" Who came up with it? And what's it all about? The New Green Deal harkens back to and...
John Wesley’s 22 Questions
In 1729, while a student at Oxford University, the humble but history-making pastor and preacher, John Wesley, started a discipleship group with his brother Charles. (Note: Charles went on to become the prolific hymn writer in history, writing almost 9000 hymns. Among them are "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "And Can It Be," "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing," "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today".) The Wesleys formed the...
Will I Be a Castaway In Ministry?
One of my favorite movies is the 2001 classic, “Cast Away,” starring Tom Hanks. Who wouldn’t love a movie where the best friend (or pastoral coach) is a volleyball named Wilson, right? Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a high-energy, driven, FedEx systems engineer who loves traveling the FedEx world and fixing it – it’s not just his job; it’s his vocation. He loves what he does every day and looks forward to a lifetime of doing...
The End of the Church?
Yes, you read correctly: the church world will end just 23 years from now - the year 2042. That’s what the current studies and literature are saying. You just have to know how to interpret the studies and read the literature. Actually, no, the studies do not say the church world will end in 23 years. But the literature does say that church world will have to radically shift by that time. Or hard world...
The Pastor’s Notebook
During my early ministry years I was privileged to serve under two lead pastors. These were most positive experiences for me and I learned a great deal from these godly men. I’m glad to say that I enjoyed close personal relationships with them as well. In teaching me about ministry, my pastors were willing to answer my questions about their philosophies and approaches. And because I was a minister of the Gospel, I had my own...© [2015] — Journey Pastoral Coaching