{"id":26018,"date":"2025-10-10T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26018"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:21:00","slug":"committee-seeks-input-on-sabbath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/committee-seeks-input-on-sabbath\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee seeks input from ministers about experiences of sabbath renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>From the Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee is seeking input from ministers about their experience of taking time for sabbath renewal. As the committee reviews the current denominational paper, \u201cGuidelines for Sabbath Rest,\u201d they are eager to learn from ministers, whether fulltime, parttime, multi-vocational, or non-compensated. How are they practicing sabbath? What are the obstacles to taking time for sabbath renewal, whether a regular practice or a formal sabbatical?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new webpage focused on sabbath renewal has been created and is available here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/sabbath\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/sabbath\">www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/sabbath<\/a>. Visit the page to find the link to a survey seeking input from ministers. The survey is available in English and Spanish and will be offered soon in Haitian Creole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also posted is a brief video about the value of sabbath renewal that features Angela Finet, pastor and author of the new Covenant Bible Study from Brethren Press titled <em>Sabbath: God\u2019s Call to Peace<\/em> (purchase at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871783769.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871783769.htm\">www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9780871783769.htm<\/a>). In this video, Finet shares about her recent experience of sabbath rest and the refreshment she experienced during time away from ministerial responsibilities. Her sabbath rest experience followed careful preparation and planning with her congregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee welcomes input and participation from all ministers in the survey. To share questions or comments, contact the committee by email to <a href=\"mailto:officeofministry@brethren.org\">officeofministry@brethren.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212; Nancy Sollenberger Heishman, director of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Ministry Office, contributed this article to Newsline.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/steele-to-conclude-service-aug-2028\/\">David Steele to conclude service as Church of the Brethren General Secretary in August 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/steele-concluira-su-servicio-agosto-2028\/\">David Steele concluir\u00e1 su servicio como Secretario General de la Iglesia de los Hermanos en agosto de 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/steele-pral-fini-sevis-li-out-2028\/\">David Steele pral fini s\u00e8vis li k\u00f2m Sekret\u00e8 Jeneral Legliz Fr\u00e8 yo nan mwa Out 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-volunteer-service-unit-340\/\">Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 340 completes orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/la-unidad-340-del-bvs\/\">La Unidad 340 del Servicio Voluntario de los Hermanos completa la orientaci\u00f3n.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee is seeking input from ministers about their experience of taking time for sabbath renewal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1703],"tags":[1303,1267,1245,2056,3474,3475,1277,2017],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-26018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-of-the-brethren-newsline","tag-haitian-creole","tag-ministry-office","tag-pastoral-compensation-and-benefits-advisory-committee","tag-pastors","tag-sabbath-rest","tag-sabbaticals","tag-spanish","tag-survey"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26019,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26018\/revisions\/26019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26018"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=26018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}