‘Practicing the Way: The Sabbath Practice’ offered by Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church

The Church of the Brethren’s Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church program will be sponsoring “Practicing the Way: The Sabbath Practice” for all multi-vocational pastors this Spring. Over four Monday sessions, the group will spend time learning about the practice of Sabbath, practicing the practice (in between sessions), reflecting on the practice, and processing the practice together.

Sessions will take place at 7 p.m. (Eastern time) on April 13, April 20, April 27, and May 4.

In an explanation of the Sabbath practice, the organizers reference Practicing the Way, a book by John Mark Comer. “We find nine different Spiritual Practices (Sabbath, Solitude, Scripture, Prayer, Fasting, Generosity, Community, Service, and Witness) that can help followers of Jesus ‘Be with Jesus, Become like Jesus, Do as He Did.’ In this cohort we will explore and practice the spiritual practice of Sabbath…a twenty-four-hour time period set aside to stop, rest, delight, and worship. It is the best day of the week. In our era of chronic exhaustion, emotional unhealth, and spiritual stagnation, few things are more necessary than the recovery of this ancient practice.”