Sabbatical Resources
This page contains links to helpful resources for churches considering or planning a congregation-wide sabbatical.
Grants
Wheatland Grant (Not clear if this is still available, but it has a lot of really great info in the PDF file)
Presbyterian Church (USA) Sabbatical Assistance Program
Articles to Read
The Transformational Effects of Sabbatical in Leadership Development
Sabbaticals – The Necessary Option
Congregations Need Sabbatical and Jubilee
Renewal Time: Planning Your Sabbatical (Near bottom, mentions congregational sabbatical)
Pastor’s Sabbatical Spurs Congregations Creative Streak
Caring For the Pastor: The Sabbatical
Rationale for Sabbatical Leave
Don’t Make Your Pastor a Statistic
My Sabbatical and My Evolution as a Leader-Coach
What Difference does a Pastoral Sabbatical Make: What Pastors and Congregations Have to Say
Taking a Sabbatical From Church
Clergy Renewal Programs (Part I): Taking Time to Renew Ministerial Vocations
Clergy Renewal Programs (Part II): Renewal is Key to Pastors’ Sabbaticals
Pinterest Page on Sabbatical Ideas
Books
The Alban Guide to Clergical Renewal
Journeying Toward Renewal: A Spiritual Companion for Pastoral Sabbaticals by Melissa Bane Sevier
The Sabbath by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (not about Sabbaticals specifically, but Sabbath in general – filled with beautiful, inspiring, profound truths about the Sabbath.)