Why Journey Pastoral Coaching in Just 79 Seconds.
At Journey, we help build Millennial ministers for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry.
To borrow a phrase from a popular TV game show, “Survey says . . .
- 9 out of 10 who begin in vocational ministry will not retire in vocational ministry;
- 5 out of 10 who give up and leave the ministry will do so during the first 5 years of ministry;
- 8 out of 10 pastors say they regularly battle discouragement;
- 10 out of 10 (100%) of ministers have a friend from Bible College or seminary who quit the ministry because of burnout, church conflict or moral failure.
Statistics From The Schaeffer Institute
In other words, “the survey says” that young, gifted, anointed and visionary ministers are not growing into mature, wise, and strong leaders: far too many young ministers are not surviving much less thriving in the early years.
Paul David Tripp, in his essential book for pastors, Dangerous Calling, writes:
“Pastor, it is plain and simple: you and I need to be pastored. One of the scandals of hordes of churches is that no one is pastoring their pastor. No one is helping him see what he is not seeing. No one is helping him examine his thoughts, desires, words, and behaviors. No one is regularly calling him to confession. No one is delineating where repentance is appropriate. No one is reaching into his discouragement with the truths of the presence, promises and provision of his Savior. No one is confronting his idolatry and pride. No one is alerting him to places of temptation and danger in his life.
Now, you and I don’t have the liberty to just wait and hope that this happens. We need to take the initiative to seek out someone whom we respect and with whom we can BUILD this kind of counseling relationship and commit to for the duration of our ministries.”
Journey exists to pastor the Millennial minister. Our mission is to walk daily with the Millennial who is in his or her first or second leadership position. While other quality coaching ministries focus on leadership skills or church growth – the ministry – Journey focuses on the person – the minister. Why? We are convinced that as we build the minister, we naturally build the ministry, and we do so for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry.
And we do it at no cost to the Millennial minister, depending on churches and individuals like you to make it possible through your financial partnership. For more information, click on this link – Journey Partners.
https://journeypastoralcoaching.com/home-2/supporting-jpc/
Why Journey Pastoral Coaching? The answer is simple: We help build ministers for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry.
Why become a partner? Because churches like yours, and people like you, have been praying that this new generation of leaders will not just survive, but they will thrive in the power, wisdom and anointing of God’s Holy Spirit.
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NOTE: Journey Pastoral Coaching exists to provide pastoral coaching to Millennial ministers.
Saddled with large student debt, just beginning to set up homes and start families, and serving in low paying first and second positions, Millennials are those who most desire but can least afford to pay for pastoral coaching.
So we offer it to them at NO COST: Our members do not PAY for coaching; they EARN it by investing in each other.
We are able to do so thanks to the faithful and generous support of individuals and churches like yours who want to see young leaders not only enter the ministry, but remain in the ministry. If you or your church would like to help Millennial ministers in 20 US states and 5 nations build strong for a lifetime in ministry, please click here to contact us by email or to support Journey monthly or with your one-time gift. Thank you.
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“In the early years when I was becoming a pastor, I needed a pastor.”
Eugene H. Peterson, The Pastor: A Memoir
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