Aug 1, 2018
Ministry Talks 6 – Top Ten Reasons to Take a Vacation
Two massive things in the way of vacation – time and money
Creativity is often a must, but here are 10 reasons why vacations can’t go by the wayside in ministry life...
Ecclesiastes 3:9-14
1 – Rest
Conversations about what rest is Biblically
Run Hard, Rest Well
Sleep – Ted Talk, Why do we Sleep? https://www.ted.com/talks/russell_fos...
2 – Recharge
Inspiration fatigue
What gives you energy? What recharges you?
3 – Reflect
processing the past year, month, days
Give your brain “whiteboard space”
Dangerous Calling, Paul David Tripp – pg. 55
https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Call...
4 – Teach Others
Your family, Your congregation, Your community
What is rest?
Permission to rest
Prioritizing family
Stewardship of time
5 – Consider the next pastor/teacher/leader
unrealistic expectations passed on
Where am I allowing Gospel space in this church/ministry?
6 – Identify symptoms of burnout
Physical – headaches, digestive issues, blood pressure, teeth grinding, fatigue
Emotional – joy fatigue, frayed nerves
Relational - little to no friendships, marriage stress
Caregiver/compassion fatigue
Thom Rainer on burnout –
http://thomrainer.com/2013/09/seven-r...
http://thomrainer.com/2013/05/twelve-...
7 – Define Emergency
media impact on our brains
time to access and identify accurately level of drama and our connection to it
Who am I and Who is God? Is He calling me to this right now, in this moment?
8 – Date night and dating your family
take the babysitter opportunity when visiting family
marriage and family hear their value
vocation of helpers to one another
9 - Creative burst
Opportunity for boredom and ideas
Ted Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zom...
What ideas have you gotten on vacation?
10 – Ministry somewhere else
go to a new church
minister to the staff at the hotel, restaurant, wherever
visit a ministry friend
start small – one day at a hotel or somewhere overnight