Les Pensées Archives
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Feb 1, 2025
Here’s a list of treasures all too rare in the church today, every one of them free for the taking. Or making. The list is compiled from conversations with younger ministers and church attenders: I asked them and they answered. It’s a touching and thought-provoking look at someone we love dearly, the body of Christ. […]
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Jan 15, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: In my previous article, I promised to present in this piece predictions for pastors in 2025. However, since then, one of my most loved and respected mentors left this world for his reward in eternity. The trip north to mourn with family and participate in the funeral gave me time to meditate on […]
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Dec 15, 2024
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 […]
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Nov 15, 2024
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 […]
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Oct 15, 2024
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.
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Oct 1, 2024
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 […]
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Sep 15, 2024
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 […]
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Aug 15, 2024
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 […]
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Aug 1, 2024
Editor’s Note: Journey Pastoral Coaching is celebrating its 10th year of helping young ministers build strong for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry. We thank God for His faithfulness. We invite you or your church to partner with us prayerfully and financially as continue to pastor young pastors across the country and overseas. You can […]
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Jul 15, 2024
Journey Pastoral Coaching is celebrating its 10th year of helping young ministers build strong for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry. We thank God for His faithfulness. These ten years have served to reinforce a principle on which we began: coaching (and ministry in general) is all about relationships. God is Trinity: Father, Son, […]
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