Clergy Renewal: The Alban Guide to Sabbatical Planning [Paperback]

Richard Bullock (Author), Richard J. Bruesehoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

Planned time away from the parish for study, rest, and spiritual renewal can be beneficial-and often necessary-for any pastor, as well as for the congregation. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Alban’s popular Sabbatical Planning for Clergy and Congregations, Bullock and Bruesehoff provide the definitive guide to putting together refreshing pastoral sabbaticals that can help keep ministry vital and growing for the long term. Foreword by Roy M. Oswald.

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"Clergy Renewal is an invaluable guide for both pastors and congregations, and a true gift to the entire church." -- Roy Oswald, the foreword, Clergy Renewal

"The move into sabbatical planning is not a private, personal one but concerns the entire 'system' around one's call." -- Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia

"Wise and practical, this excellent book will help both clergy and congregations to dream and design life-renewing sabbaticals." -- Marcus J. Borg, Portland, Oregon

About the Author

A. Richard (Rick) Bullock is rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Gresham, Oregon. In addition to his extensive work on pastoral sabbaticals, he consults, speaks, and writes about congregational development, educational design, pastoral searches, and mutual ministry review.

Richard J. (Dick) Bruesehoff serves as the director for leadership support of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chicago, Illinois. Following pastorates in two Wisconsin congregations and work with the Wisconsin Council of Churches, he spent nine years as a synodical bishop's assistant. He has worked with numerous congregations and their staffs in the process of sabbatical planning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Alban Institute (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566992230
• ISBN-13: 978-1566992237
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sabbaticals are catching on!, January 3, 2001

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Richard Bruesehoff (Park Ridge, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clergy Renewal: The Alban Guide to Sabbatical Planning (Paperback)

As one of the co-authors of "Clergy Renewal: The Alban Sabbatical Planning Guide," I'm delighted to see our book offered by Amazon.

Richard Bullock and I wrote this book in response to the request for assistance with planning for sabbaticals. There are a number of stated obstacles: an academic model of sabbatical that does not work for many church professionals, concern that a request for renewal leave will be viewed as avoiding work, and concern about costs. We have tried to address these concerns and then lift up the positive effect that a good, well-planned sabbatical can have not only on the person but also the congregation, institution or agency for which the person works.

We've tried to address every aspect of the sabbatical renewal leave: planning, taking leave, being on sabbatical, and re-entering the place of work. We've tried to address the concerns of the congregation, the family, co-workers and the person who is planning the sabbatical.

We hope that this book will give many people the opportunity to experience the rest, renewal and reinvogoration of a sabbatical leave.