Planning and Taking a Sabbatical (with Neil and Liz Turton)
Church ministry has a physical, emotional, and spiritual toll on church leaders. How do sabbaticals serve to replenish and refresh?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) discusses sabbaticals with Neil and Liz Turton (Long Crendon Baptist Church), who recently took a sabbatical in a converted van.
00:00 - Introduction
02:23 - Why go on a sabbatical?
05:05 - A biblical basis for sabbaticals
06:43 - Planning a sabbatical
11:05 - Neil & Liz's sabbatical in a camper van
19:31 - Returning from sabbatical
21:45 - Reading on sabbatical
23:49 - The value of rest
25:04 - Practical steps to disconnect
26:43 - Communicating to the church
You can see photos of the van and watch a video of this episode on the FIEC website.
About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel.
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