Editor’s Note: Journey is pleased to announce that our new resource for pastors, “When the Call Comes: A Pastor’s Guide to Funerals” has just been released. This book (paper and ebook formats) helps ministers prepare themselves to walk with families in grief – from the moment the call comes informing the pastor that a death […]
Sharing the Journey With Those Who Mourn Editor’s Note: Journey is pleased to announce that our new resource for pastors, “When the Call Comes: A Pastor’s Guide to Funerals” has just been released. This 232-page book (paper and ebook formats) helps ministers prepare themselves to walk with families in grief – from the moment the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
At Journey Pastoral Coaching we focus first on the minister, second on the ministry; first on being and then on doing. Being leads to doing. Therefore, as we give our attention to building the minister, we naturally build the ministry, and we do so for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry. This is pastoral coaching. Still, many are confused by […]
In our most recent blog post we presented the results of a Journey survey in which we asked young ministers to identify the “magic wand” changes they would make in the church if they had the power to do so, the changes they see as most necessary and significant. In that post (October 15, 2018) […]
In a recent issue of a denominational bi-monthly publication for ministers, leaders cited two “killer” statistics within that denomination: Today, in 2018, the average age of an ordained minister is 60 years of age; In the year 2000, the average age of an ordained minister was 55 years of age. Clear evidence that the pulpit is […]
“TELL US THE STORY . . . “ As a former missionary, pastor, and now pastoral coach, I have been told countless times, “tell us more of those incredible stories of your life in ministry, and especially, from your life as a missionary.” Here’s one of those stories. Actually it’s two stories: one of life […]
Study after study confirms that ministers deal daily with higher than normal levels of stress. Many studies and statistics are available, but consider just the following seven statistics: 90% of pastors (all ages) said the ministry was completely different than what they thought it would be like before they entered the ministry; 75% of […]
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