Proclaimer Blog
Sabbaticals – seven good reasons (3)
Here's my next contention:
3. Most ministers overwork
I recall going to an FIEC fraternal years ago when the ever-youthful Andy Paterson (he's really 82, he just looks 36) said that most ministers were either inclined to the sin of laziness or the sin of overwork. I think he's right, and what's more – most of us tend towards the latter. That's because we're always wrestling with self-righteousness, trying to solve the problems of the church and world single handedly. That's sinful of course, but it can be a vicious cycle that it's difficult to break out of. Many ministers struggle with sabbaticals themselves for this reason. A sabbatical requires them to think differently and will help them recover from the addiction that ministry may become.