Planning and Taking a Sabbatical (with Neil and Liz Turton)

Church ministry has a physical, emotional, and spiritual toll on church leaders. How do sabbaticals serve to replenish and refresh? In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) discusses sabbaticals with Neil and Liz Turton (Long Crendon Baptist Church), who recently took a sabbatical in a converted van. 00:00 - Introduction 02:23 - Why go on a sabbatical? 05:05 - A biblical basis for sabbaticals 06:43 - Planning a sabbatical 11:05 - Neil & Liz's sabbatical in a camper van 19:31 - Returning from sabbatical 21:45 - Reading on sabbatical 23:49 - The value of rest 25:04 - Practical steps to disconnect 26:43 - Communicating to the church Resources mentioned in this episode The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis (amazon.co.uk) The Least, the Last and the Lost, Mez McConnell (10ofthose.co.uk) Dying Well, John Wyatt (ivpbooks.com) You can see photos of the van and watch a video of this episode on the FIEC website. About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel. About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter