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2 days ago · I will be taking a sabbatical this summer. The word sabbatical has its roots in the biblical concept of Sabbath – setting aside holy time to rest from work and reconnect with God. Sabbatical leave is important for pastors to rest, study, reflect, and travel so that they can return to ministry refreshed and renewed.
3 days ago · Congregants have shared with me how they feel a movement of the Holy Spirit in our congregation since I returned from sabbatical, and I am so grateful to God’s faithfulness to us. While I came back from sabbatical more than six months ago, it’s only just now that I am feeling more like myself again, but still changed in yet-to-be-named ways.
4 days ago · “They are marketing a particular image of God they want to reflect as men.” The reason is they are marketing a particular image of God they want to reflect as men. With the image of a muscular man holding out his arms, the 2019 promo video explains: “God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. It is he who made us.
1 day ago · I write this letter to you on the eve of my sabbatical (April 18 – July 15). I want to say that I am so grateful to you all for making this opportunity for rest and refreshment available to me. I have always thought it a strange and wonderful gift that clergy get sabbaticals from time to time, and I hope to make the most of this one.
20 hours ago · Secondly, since we have been bought by Christ’s sacrifice and belong to God, we must learn to trust Him in all things. Faith is the hope we have in God without seeing any physical evidence (Hebrews 11:1). Human alliances will fail. The protection and guidance we will need in the future will only come from one source.
1 day ago · The word “sabbatical” is rooted in the biblical concept of sabbath, that holy seventh day set apart for rest in the beginning. The seventh day, by extension, the seventh year, and even the seventh, seventh year, known as the Year of Jubilee, all point to the importance of rhythms of rest.
1 day ago · Our church and denomination encourage a Sabbatical for our pastors once every 7 years, and I am completing my 7th year in May. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long! If the concept is new for you, a Sabbatical is an extended leave from ordinary work for rest, renewal, and uninterrupted focus.
