Journey Pastoral Coaching

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 s […]

In our most recent article, we reported the results of a question we recently posed to the members of Journey Pastoral Coaching.  The question was straightforward:  

“What is the greatest MINISTRY lesso […]

We recently asked the members of Journey this question:  

“What is the greatest MINISTRY lesson you’ve learned since leaving your theological / ministry training school?”

Their answers are not only en […]

Editor’s Note:  The author of this article, Josh Havens, is co-founder and co-director of the online discipleship ministry, Daily Growth Discipleship, a ministry whose mission is perfectly described in its nam […]

Politicians are currently arguing something called “The New Green Deal.”  We don’t want to get into the politics and economics of anything, but we do want to make a point: if there is a “new” green deal, t […]

In 1729, while a student at Oxford University, the humble but history-making pastor and preacher, John Wesley, started a discipleship group with his brother Charles. 

(Note:  Charles went on to become the pr […]

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, right?  

Hanks plays Chuck N […]

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 a […]

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 enj […]

Editor’s Note:  In January, the state of New York passed legislation permitting full-term abortion. The lighting of NYC buildings and the video of the Super Bowl style celebrations shocked many, even some in the […]

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 minist […]

As the year ends, we offer our list of favorite reads for 2018.  This is not a list of books published in 2018, but books read  in 2018 whatever the publishing year. If a book is on this list, I recommend you gi […]

This is the second in a two-part series on a recent Journey study in which we asked young ministers to predict the future of the church.   The question we posed was a simple one:
“What major changes do you see […]

How Did He Do THAT?
I remember years ago sitting in a meeting room in Bled, Slovenia (see the picture) with a group of missionary pastors from across the Continent as our executive director talked to us about the […]

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 […]

Journey surveys our members every month asking young ministers to “coach the coach” with their thoughts on discipleship, the ministry, the church, and culture.  It’s one critical way our members EARN pastor […]

A “Chance” Meeting
Several years ago, my wife and I had the opportunity to visit San Diego, California.  We loved our time there, discovering that its reputation as one of America’s most beautiful cities is well […]

As a missionary to Europe I visited Switzerland many times, vacationing and ministering there.  It remains my choice as the most beautiful place on earth.

It is also among the most influential in my life as a […]

One of the complaints often lodged against each new generation of ministers is its ignorance of church history:  for many young ministers, church history begins the day of their credentialing or with their first […]

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 […]