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Making the Most of Your Sabbatical - Jay Fowler - 44 - FrontStage BackStage with Jason Daye
As a pastor, and as a church, how do you get the most out of a sabbatical? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Jay Fowler. Jay serves as the Midwest Regional Director at PastorServe. He is a certified coach who coaches pastors, consults churches, and serves in crisis care. He is an ordained Anglican priest who has planted churches, pastored and served churches for over 30 years. Jay has also coached many pastors and helped churches through the process of coaching around sabbaticals, and he has written the Sabbatical Prep Workbook. Together, Jay, and I look at not only the value of a sabbatical for a pastor, but also the value of a sabbatical for the local church. Then we also explore some of the ways that you can actually get the most out of that sabbatical time, making it as effective and impactful as possible, for both the pastor and the church.
Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more at http://PastorServe.org/network
Some key takeaways from this conversation:
Jay Fowler on getting the most from your sabbatical: “Preparation time for the sabbatical is just as important as the actual sabbatical itself”
Jay Fowler on why sabbaticals are gaining more interest: "I think for sabbaticals and the need for them, it's an understanding of the soul of the pastor. And I think more and more churches are saying, like, we don't want that. We don't want a pastor that snaps and we don't want one that's malformed. We'd like a healthy pastor."
Jay Fowler on the value of a sabbatical coach: "Those three phases of sabbatical coaching [pre-sabbatical, during sabbatical, post-sabbatical] really benefit the pastor, and then ultimately, I really do believe benefit the church."
Jay Fowler on praying as you prepare for sabbatical: "“I really encourage pastors to pray: Lord, what do you want to say to me? What do you want to do in me? How do you want to meet me in this sabbatical?”
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.
Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.
Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.
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