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Making the Most of a Minister’s Sabbatical: Part 5
Filling the other tanks In my last post, I introduced the metaphor of four energy tanks or reservoirs that we all have. Each of these tanks need to be refilled on a regular basis. Last time I focused on what … Continue reading
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Tagged burnout, Minister Health, recovery, rest, sabbatical
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Making the Most of a Minister’s Sabbatical: Part 4
What people actually do on a sabbatical is as varied as the people themselves. As promised, I will share our story, but what I did may not be best for you. We are all different. We face different circumstances. We have … Continue reading
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Tagged Minister Health, Quiet time, rest, retreat, Sabbath, sabbatical, Spiritual Renewal
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Making the Most of a Minister’s Sabbatical: Part 3
You don’t have to wait for a crisis Please understand you don’t have to wait for a crisis or complete exhaustion to benefit from time away from ministry responsibilities. Most sabbaticals are at least a month long,[1] but if you … Continue reading
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Tagged getaway, Minister Health, rest, retreat, sabbatical, self-care
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Making the Most of a Minister’s Sabbatical: Part 2
In my previous post, I explained the warning signs indicating too much stress and exhaustion. Plus, I shared the stressful season (extended full-time care for my dying mother with Alzheimer’s on top of our normally busy life and full-time ministry) … Continue reading
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Tagged burnout, rest, Sabbath, sabbatical, stress
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Take The Day Off (Revised)
A few years ago Pastor Scott Tischler asked whether I had seen the video series, The Blessed Life by Pastor Robert Morris. Scott said it was the best resource he had ever seen about the biblical principles of tithing and that … Continue reading
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Tagged rest, Sabbath, sabbatical
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Soul Keeping
Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You by John Ortberg ($9.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a somewhat autobiographical book born out of John’s twenty-year-plus friendship with Professor Dallas Willard. He generously credits Willard as a … Continue reading
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Tagged church health, coaching, conflict, direction, ebooks, encouragement, leadership, ministry, moral, pastor, refreshment, relationship, rest, spiritual disciplines
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Do The Next Right Thing
As an avid reader, I often check the best-seller lists on Amazon for new, interesting, and value-priced books. Therefore, when I recently discovered Emily P. Freeman’s The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions as a … Continue reading
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Tagged books, community, direction, ebooks, encouragement, leadership, ministry, pastor, prayer, refreshment, relationship, rest, sabbatical, spiritual disciplines
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The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry
Recently, my wife Carolyn suggested a book she discovered during her personal reading, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer ($12.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon). Comer is a pastor and member of the millennial generation who has … Continue reading
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Tagged books, church health, community, conflict, direction, ebooks, leadership, ministry, moral, pastor, Pastoring, prayer, preaching, refreshment, relationship, resources, rest, sabbatical, spiritual disciplines
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Practical Help for Recovering Margin
“To be healthy, we require margin in at least four areas: emotional energy, physical energy, time, and finances.” However, to create margin requires the individual to move in a decidedly counter-cultural direction. Continue reading