Pastors, We Need You – Member Blog
EDITOR'S NOTE: In addition to writing, Lydia Jay and her husband pastor Harrison Avenue Assembly of God in Harrison, OH. Along with their four daughters, they live in nearby Cincinnati. To learn more about the Jays and their ministry, click here. On Good Friday of this year (2023), my husband had the opportunity to be a part of a collaboration that was like nothing I’d ever seen. In Harrison, OH, where my husband pastors, there...
Ministering to Youth and Children With Trauma – Member Blog
EDITOR’S NOTE: Hannah Horst serves as a US missionary and Orphan Care Chaplain with the Assemblies of God. You and your church can support this vital ministry as Hannah works to mobilize the church in ministering to these children at risk – simply click on the link to learn more or donate to her ministry: Hannah Horst Orphan Care Chaplain. Hannah, husband Brandon, and their four children live in the DC area, serving on the...
7 Things You May Not Know About Pastoral Coaching
Most young ministers think to call a pastoral coach to help them deal with an issue of the moment: a problem, a difficult decision, or a personal discouragement. But a pastoral coach is much more than a one-time phone call. The coach represents an opportunity for a shared journey, walking life in ministry with someone who has been where you are, someone who knows the way, but doesn’t make you walk it as they did....
Pastors: Users, Abusers, or Stewards?
A Journey Survey of Staff Pastors - Part II Two weeks ago, Journey published the first of a two-part survey on the relationship between lead and staff pastors. In that article, we presented the responses of staff pastors to two questions: Question One – USE: How have your lead pastors used you well – made good use of you in leading your church ministries, seeing you as people and ministers? Question Two – ABUSE: How...
Pastors: Users, Abusers, or Stewards?
A Journey Survey of Staff Pastors - Part I Pastor, a pastoral coaching question for you: “When it comes to your pastoral staff: are you a user, abuser, or steward?” Do you use them – you make good use of them as God’s called ones in leading your church ministries, seeing them as people and ministers? Do you abuse them – using them like objects to accomplish your goals, unconcerned for them as people or...
The Unwritten Rules of Living in France… And What They Can Teach a Young Minister
Before our many years in the French-speaking region of Belgium, my wife, two daughters, and I were privileged to serve as missionaries in France for two years. By design, our first year was invested in learning French language and culture and making relationships. At the time, a new theory had sprung up among some that language and culture learning were unnecessary training for missionaries. “Machine translators remove the need for language learning,” some said. “And,...
Syncing Up With God: Kingdom-Focused Time Management
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published under the title “In Sync With God: Kingdom-Focused Time Management” in Evangel Magazine in the 2020 October edition (www.evangelmagazine.com). The author, Josiah Smith, serves as Campus Pastor of Northpoint Bible College & Seminary in Haverhill, Massachusetts. His book, Along the Way: A Beginner’s Guide to Journeying with Jesus in the Kingdom, and other resources are available at his website josiahsmithonline.com. Josiah has been a member of Journey since...
The Centrality of the Word of God: Guest Blog
In June of this year, my husband and I decided to make the HUGE shift from serving as lead pastors to that of being youth pastors. While it is true to say people are people, ministering to these teenagers as compared to adults is dramatically (in every sense of the word) different. But there is one timeless encouragement in ministry that should transcend every type, form, and aspect of ministry: Read your Bible. For those...
Coaching and Community: The Journey Pastoral Coaching Approach
THE COMMUNITY BLUEPRINT Journey is a coaching community focused on helping young ministers build strong for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry. Our focus is not ministry growth but minister growth - as we build the minister, we build the ministry. Our means are not techniques but relationships - God walks with us and develops us through relationships: our relationships with Him and others. The basis and model of our ministry is the life...© [2015] — Journey Pastoral Coaching