Les Pensées Archives
Category Archive for "Call"
11Jan 15, 2023
SOME BACKGROUND Every January, Journey kicks off the year with retreats for our members, held in the warm climate of Orlando. Members arrive from all over the country for one of our two retreat weeks. Those who cannot afford the cost of transportation are scholarshipped by generous donors – how thankful we are for their […]
12Jan 2, 2023
A new year. With the dawning of a new year, we are prone to make New Year’s resolutions designed to improve us or our lives in the year ahead, or maybe even for the rest of our lives. Among the more common are: reading our Bible and praying daily, exercising, and losing weight. But, unfortunately, […]
13Aug 15, 2022
INTRODUCTION In our previous article, we posted the first half of our 20 must-reads on pastoral ministry. You can read that article here. In this follow-up we look at the second half of our list, again focusing not on the “-ing” of pastoring, but the person, the pastor. These authors write with their attention fixed […]
14Aug 1, 2022
Editor’s Note: In this article, we share with you the first ten books in our look at 20 Must Reads on Pastoring. We invite you to join us in discovering the second half of our list in two weeks. “You’ve got to read this book!” How many times has someone said this to you? My library is […]
15Jun 2, 2022
INTRODUCTION Across all denominations, the pastorate in America is aging at an alarming rate. Every year, Journey Pastoral Coaching reports on the crucial issue. With denominational statistics for 2021 recently released, it’s time to examine the landscape again. THE APPROACH We will again examine the graying of the American pulpit by focusing on four sets […]
16Nov 1, 2021
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. […]
17Oct 15, 2021
This is the second of a two-part October series. October is Pastor Appreciation Month, so it seems fitting to celebrate all of the quality ministers who make up this coaching community and make it what it is: the mutual investment ministry that is Journey Pastoral Coaching. Journey Pastoral Coaching is a missional community. We are […]
18Oct 1, 2021
Journey Pastoral Coaching is a missional community. No, we are not a community whose members live and work together in the same locale. But we are definitely a community and we definitely work together in a shared mission. We are missional community doing life and ministry together. Every month at Journey, we ask our members […]
19Aug 15, 2021
“Many pastors confide to me that they are merely surviving. They feel incompetent to do what they are expected to do week after week. . . For many, the thought of thriving in ministry is a distant, unachievable dream. And yet, I know the Lord has called every pastor and ministry leader to experience the […]
20Jun 1, 2021
NOTE: This is an edited version of an article first published March 15, 2019. It’s a part of our Summer Sabbatical Series at journeypastoralcoaching.com. 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, […]
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