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What's inside Pastoral Pause
A step-by-step planning guide
- How to talk to your congregation--and when
- First conversations (before you talk to your congregation)
- Creating a Renewal Leave Team
..and more!
Strategies for exit and reentry
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What to think about as your renewal leave begins
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Pitfalls to avoid when you return to church life (or other ministry work)
Prompts for theological reflection
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan (from a different point of view)
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Sacred People, Sacred Places
...and more!
Inspiration for your renewal leave
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Stories from my own renewal leave
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Ideas for what to do on your renewal leave
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Questions to consider as you're planning your renewal leave
...and more!
Bonus Items
- Renewal leave planning checklist
- Six-day devotion for your renewal leave
- Liturgies to begin and end your renewal leave
..and more!
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