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07-20-2009, 09:04 PM
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Re: Reasons a pastor would take a 3 month break
how does a pastor have less time to spend with family that he has to take 3months off than a father that works full time? Does he?
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07-20-2009, 09:16 PM
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Re: Reasons a pastor would take a 3 month break
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There is so much truth to this post. I wish, just once, that my father had taken that much needed sabbatical. Even on vacation, the phone would still ring...bad things can happen any time. Pastoring is a 24/7 job, despite what one may think.
I know that where we live, a pharmacuetical company was sponsoring pastor's sabbaticals. All the church needed to do was find a replacement pastor for 6 months...one that would work well with the current pastor. And they also sent you to retreats, seminars, workshops and conferences during this sabbatical to recharge your batteries  !
As for the pastor not going to that church, well, I can understand that. Now, I think 3 months is a long time, but again, we don't really know the whole story, so maybe there's more to this than meets the eye. |
GA, my Brother in Law and family was awarded that grant this past year - though I thought it was three months, it was all expense paid to Europe and more.
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07-20-2009, 09:18 PM
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Re: Reasons a pastor would take a 3 month break
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how does a pastor have less time to spend with family that he has to take 3months off than a father that works full time? Does he?
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He does not, especially if that father owns his own biz.
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07-21-2009, 07:15 AM
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Re: Reasons a pastor would take a 3 month break
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I do agree with this, blessed. You're right. I wouldn't go to my home church during my vacation. BUT I would go somewhere else.
The problem I have with it is the three months. Like I said, Walt's been at his company for almost 25 years and still only gets 3 weeks vacation. Our pastor gets 4 weeks paid vacation after his FIRST year with us. And still he took an ADDITIONAL six weeks back in 2006 for a sabbatical? Plus he gets paid time off to go to conferences and other educational things. It all added up to another 5-6 weeks on top of the 10 weeks he already had taken that year.
Am I the only one who feels like that was excessive?
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I agree that the Pastor should go to church somewhere, but I was raised by a man who didn't miss Sunday morning service for 45 years. It didn't have to be a pentecostal service if we were on vacation, but he went somewhere.
Yes,the time off seems excessive to me. We don't know all the extenuating circumstances. Again, I was raised old school. For the most part the only Sunday we missed service each year was for general conference. I don't think that's the best way either, probably somewhere in the middle is good.
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07-23-2009, 06:25 AM
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Re: Reasons a pastor would take a 3 month break
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And he would be a good one too... got a place in mind for him? I'd love to have him helping me pastor... I don't believe in missing church when I'm tired, but it's nice to have someone else preach and get fed...  |
lol No I don't. I just think as many times over the years I have seen him express this, that there is probably something in particular he would like to see happen.
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