Checking Out
I'm checking out of the blogosphere for the next week so I'm turning off my comment feature. Headed to the ocean!
One of my three New Years Resolutions this year was to use all of my vacation days! I owe it to my family! And I also owe it to NCC. If there is any occupation that can become all-consuming it has to be ministry. It's more than a job. It's a calling. It's not 9-5. It's 24/7. And it's awfully hard for pastors to check out.
Vacations serve so many purposes. They clear our mind: change of pace + change of place = change of perspective! They give us a chance to re-create. But I also think they remind us that our churches aren't our churches. I am very careful not to call NCC "my" church. I think that is the wrong pronoun. It is God's church. And vacations are a healthy reminder that He can keep things going even when we're gone!
We're headed out to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for the next week. We've vacationed there every summer for the last six years. I'm looking forward to our vacation traditions! Grotto pizza. Afternoons at the beach. Bike rides at Cape Henlopen State Park.
Peace out.
One of my three New Years Resolutions this year was to use all of my vacation days! I owe it to my family! And I also owe it to NCC. If there is any occupation that can become all-consuming it has to be ministry. It's more than a job. It's a calling. It's not 9-5. It's 24/7. And it's awfully hard for pastors to check out.
Vacations serve so many purposes. They clear our mind: change of pace + change of place = change of perspective! They give us a chance to re-create. But I also think they remind us that our churches aren't our churches. I am very careful not to call NCC "my" church. I think that is the wrong pronoun. It is God's church. And vacations are a healthy reminder that He can keep things going even when we're gone!
We're headed out to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for the next week. We've vacationed there every summer for the last six years. I'm looking forward to our vacation traditions! Grotto pizza. Afternoons at the beach. Bike rides at Cape Henlopen State Park.
Peace out.
1 Comments:
I respect the way you have set this up as a boundary for you and your family. I'm delighted that you have been able to follow through and keep this commitment. I see it as an awesome reminder of my own need for boundaries of this sort in order to keep ourselves/myself healthy for the long haul.
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