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Why Do Pastors Need a Sabbatical?

Are you a pastor in need of rest and renewal? Is your pastor in need of a sabbatical?

In Artos Academy’s (formerly Our Daily Bread University) new conversation video, Sean Nemecek, Executive Director of PIR Ministries, explains why pastors need a ministry sabbatical: “The biggest response I hear is, ‘I didn’t realize how tired I was.’”

Rest and renewal are essential for the long-term health and effectiveness of ministry leaders.  In fact, a sabbatical for ministry leaders is biblical! Sean explains what Scripture says about the need for pastors to rest and to trust God with His church.

Sean is the instructor for Artos’s upcoming course Planning Your Ministry Sabbatical. In this course, Sean shares practical guidance about how to plan your ministry sabbatical to get the most out of this opportunity to create healthy rhythms of work and rest that are more sustainable and effective.

This course will be available at the end of July. In the meantime, check out this interview!

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