That is CRAZY, that I am due for a sabbatical in the year 2020!! How cool is that!!?
20/20, get it? Okay, you got it. I knew you weren’t that thick, I just had to make sure. What a great church year campaign, too, though, huh? 20/20 Vision, and I hope the vision isn’t, “Hey, our minister went on sabbatical and we realized we like it better without her!”
I’m not paranoid — have you ever checked the stats on ministerial firings following sabbaticals? They’re HIGH! Make sure you don’t go into and transition out of a sabbatical without being aware of that. I think it makes a lot of sense: absence doesn’t always make the heart grow fonder, and I am frankly a little bit shocked by how many clergy don’t seem to get the point that sabbatical isn’t a vacation we get because we’re such harder-working bunnies than anyone else, it’s a time granted for intentional renewal, rejuvenation, and learning so that we can serve more effectively at its conclusion!
I am thinking ahead a little bit and returning to my sense of gravitation toward Ignatian spirituality. Wondering if any of you have done any Ignatian studies in Spain.
Who knows where the world will be in 2020. It’s just fun to think about the possiiblities of immersion in ancient community practice somewhere.
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