{"id":1408,"date":"2025-10-07T16:11:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/?page_id=1408"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:37:48","slug":"sabbath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/sabbath\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabbath renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Pastoral Compensation &amp; Benefits Advisory Committee (PC&amp;BAC) is interested in hearing from ministers about their experience with sabbath renewal experiences. Your responses will help us as we review and evaluate the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/guidelines-sabbath-rest.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Sabbath Rest document which was approved by the Annual Conference in 2002<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-warning btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/mKDg7Q7vpRmTB4pi7\" target=\"_blank\">Go to the Sabbath Renewal Survey<\/a>&nbsp;<a class=\"btn btn-warning btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Mx1tpD75k4kGVWj97\" target=\"_blank\">Ir a la encuesta<\/a>&nbsp;<a class=\"btn btn-warning btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BFPFwGDT6yBZwqLNA\" target=\"_blank\">Ale nan sondaj la<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this brief video, Angela Finet shares about her recent experience of Sabbath rest and the refreshment she experienced during time away from ministerial responsibilities.&nbsp; Her sabbath rest experience followed careful preparation and planning with her congregation.&nbsp; To learn more about the value of sabbath rest and renewal, read her recent Covenant Bible Study, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871783769.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sabbath: God\u2019s Call to Peace<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sabbath Rest\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVt3i0mvchM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Para ver los subt\u00edtulos en espa\u00f1ol, haz clic en el s\u00edmbolo de configuraci\u00f3n.<br>Selecciona traducci\u00f3n autom\u00e1tica.<br>Selecciona espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pou w\u00e8 soutit an pany\u00f2l yo, klike sou senb\u00f2l pou param\u00e8t yo<br>chwazi tradiksyon otomatik<br>chwazi pany\u00f2l<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sabbath Renewal Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/54SibW0HZRge0tP5lytbjM?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/49wWeJHdktZuGsrRd7TLa8?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Check with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/about\/districts\/\">district office<\/a> for possible limited financial support for sabbath renewal experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Sabbath-Renewal-bibliography.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a list of resources for sabbath renewal<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/part-time-pastor\/\">Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church program<\/a> is a grant-funded initiative of the Church of the Brethren Office of Ministry providing support to multivocational, part-time pastors in their own context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"clergy-renewal\">Clergy Renewal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cts.edu\/clergy-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs<\/a> at Christian Theological Seminary provide funds to congregations to support renewal leaves for their pastors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congregations may apply for grants of to $50,000 to underwrite a renewal program for their pastor and for the pastor\u2019s family, with up to $15,000 of those funds available to the congregation to help cover costs for ministerial supply while the pastor is away. There is no cost to the congregations or the pastors to apply; the grants represent the Endowment\u2019s continued investment in renewing the health and vitality of American Christian congregations.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the link above to obtain up-to-date information on applying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871783769.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Sabbath-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Sabbath: God's Call to Peace by Angela Finet\" class=\"wp-image-1464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Sabbath-book-cover.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Sabbath-book-cover-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Click above to order the book!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"clergy-renewal\"><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pastoral Compensation &amp; Benefits Advisory Committee (PC&amp;BAC) is interested in hearing from ministers about their experience with sabbath renewal experiences. 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