Proclaimer Blog
Sabbaticals – seven good reasons (1)
This may not be a blog series for you – you may need to pass it on (carefully and graciously) to your church leaders. However, here are seven (geddit?) good reasons for ministers to have occasional sabbaticals.
1. The ministers walk with Christ shapes the church's walk with Christ
We've got to be careful making this link too strong, but there is a link. Paul thinks so when he writes to pastor Tim. "Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers" (1 Tim 4.16). To deny the link is to deny Scripture. Now, we're good evangelicals so we understand what this doesn't mean and what it does – but the link is real. Sabbaticals are an excellent way of making sure that the ministers spiritual health is in good order. Of course, it always should be. But time away from busyness allows time to cultivate this spiritual walk which will benefit the whole church.