Sabbatical Best Practices and Tips

Pastors often reach out to us with questions about taking a sabbatical—an extended period of time away from normal ministerial responsibilities granted for spiritual renewal. Sabbaticals are not vacations but rather carefully planned periods of time devoted to rest, reflection, and renewal.

If you’re planning a sabbatical, let us offer these tips, compiled from the wisdom of our consultants at The Unstuck Group, as well as Lance Witt at Replenish Ministries and some of the churches we’ve served. We know every church has its own policies, so we aimed to keep these high-level enough to be useful in different contexts.