A sabbatical is more than rest from your work, it’s a time of refocusing and reinvestment in your life with Christ. Many pastors take a sabbatical without any goals and they don’t make any changes. … Read More
Biblical Foundations for Sabbatical
In my work with PIR Ministries I’ve helped several churches plan a sabbatical for their pastor. As a church develops its first sabbatical policy, someone usually objects saying, “Sabbaticals aren’t biblical!” Whenever someone says “that’s … Read More
Coaching Through Burnout
PIR Coaching Cohort on Burnout Led by Sean Nemecek author of Better After Broken: Hope for Burned-Out Leaders (Zondervan Reflective, 2023). Hi, I’m Sean Nemecek, a ministry coach and burnout recovery specialist. In this cohort … Read More
Finding Wholeness: A path for ministry resilience
We invited guest blogger, Darrell Yoder, to The Pastor’s Soul to share a great resource on ministry resilience from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. A Conference on Resilience As a conference planner, sometimes you choose the … Read More