Ministry Talks – Top Ten Reasons to Take a Vacation

Ministry Talks 6 – Top Ten Reasons to Take a Vacation

Two massive things in the way of vacation – time and money

Creativity is often a must, but here are 10 reasons why vacations can’t go by the wayside in ministry life...

Ecclesiastes 3:9-14

1 – Rest

Conversations about what rest is Biblically

Run Hard, Rest Well

https://runhardrestwell.com/

Sleep – Ted Talk, Why do we Sleep? https://www.ted.com/talks/russell_fos...

2 – Recharge

Inspiration fatigue

What gives you energy? What recharges you?

3 – Reflect

processing the past year, month, days

Give your brain “whiteboard space”

Dangerous Calling, Paul David Tripp – pg. 55

https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Call...

4 – Teach Others

Your family, Your congregation, Your community

What is rest?

Permission to rest

Prioritizing family

Stewardship of time

5 – Consider the next pastor/teacher/leader

unrealistic expectations passed on

Where am I allowing Gospel space in this church/ministry?

6 – Identify symptoms of burnout

Physical – headaches, digestive issues, blood pressure, teeth grinding, fatigue

Emotional – joy fatigue, frayed nerves

Relational - little to no friendships, marriage stress

Caregiver/compassion fatigue

Thom Rainer on burnout –

http://thomrainer.com/2013/09/seven-r...

http://thomrainer.com/2013/05/twelve-...

7 – Define Emergency

media impact on our brains

time to access and identify accurately level of drama and our connection to it

Who am I and Who is God? Is He calling me to this right now, in this moment?

8 – Date night and dating your family

take the babysitter opportunity when visiting family

marriage and family hear their value

vocation of helpers to one another

9 - Creative burst

Opportunity for boredom and ideas

Ted Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zom...

What ideas have you gotten on vacation?

10 – Ministry somewhere else

go to a new church

minister to the staff at the hotel, restaurant, wherever

visit a ministry friend

start small – one day at a hotel or somewhere overnight