tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041509706154090534.post839693414106967966..comments2023-10-10T09:31:36.354-05:00Comments on By Grace Alone: Taking Time to Mend the NetsScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620657390402998257noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041509706154090534.post-15812190734374178632013-05-09T11:44:54.374-05:002013-05-09T11:44:54.374-05:00Well, it's been almost ten years in this one p...Well, it's been almost ten years in this one place, over 20 all together. Over those 20 years I've taken maybe a total of about 8 weeks actual vacation time. (most of my "vacation" time ends up on mission trips, etc.) So I guess I'm do for several months, right?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620657390402998257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041509706154090534.post-64213251299049031922013-05-09T11:09:45.884-05:002013-05-09T11:09:45.884-05:00I agree. I use to feel guilty or never took time o...I agree. I use to feel guilty or never took time off. But I came to realize, first, I am like other normal men who work and labor and need occasional vacations; second, there is nothing wrong with taking one. <br /><br />Now, I believe that after about three years, a lead-teaching pastor should take a month a year off and every 5 years he should get a 3 month sabbatical.<br /><br />Foure things need to happen to make this possible (not counting funding):<br /><br />-Pastor must trust the congregation to fully understand and support the time off<br /><br />- congregation must be properly educated<br /><br />- pastor must have trained and developed true (biblical) elders who can step right up and teach and lead in his absence<br /><br />Real loving, supportive, caring bond must have developed between shepherd and sheepGregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.com