The theme of sabbatical is so much more than finding the time to take a break. A weekend away is not enough to help us return to our former selves, we need a reorientation to time… to reacquaint ourselves with our heart and soul.
We continue the discussion with Jason and Mary Vandel Young about Sabbaticals, and it gets practical and emotional.
As you listen to the podcast, think broader beyond just your work. Your fatigue might not be due to your work at all, it might look altogether different.
Mary Vandel Young's passion for transformational ministry and soul care has guided her participation, study, leadership and ministry in the area of Christian spiritual formation for more than 20 years. God blessed Mary's life with JourneyMates in 2006 and has served as Executive Director since 2012.Mary graduated from Baylor University in 1990. She served on Young Life staff nationally and internationally until 2000 and completed a M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2003.
Dr. Jason Young has been working as a psychotherapist since 1997, and has worked in full-time private practice since 2005. Dr. Young has extensive experience, academically and clinically, in the integration of Psychology and Theology. His areas of therapeutic expertise are men's issues, anxiety, depression, sexual trauma, marital conflict, crises of faith, stressors related to pastoral ministry, and sports psychology.
Mary and Jason live in Raleigh, NC and have two teenage sons, Luke and Tobias, and a precious Shi-Tzu named Petey.
Suggested Book from Mary (not mentioned in the podcast) - The Listening Life by Adam McHugh
FREE RESOURCE from Partners in Pastor Renewal. FREE guide and a free hour of consultation for planning your sabbatical. (Mention Potter's Inn when you contact them for the free hour consultation. Contact info is in the Guide)
Reading: The Wisdom of Enough by Gwen Harding Smith. (Read Poem)
Mary's Sabbatical Phases (the R's)
1st Stage: Release and relinquish - pre-sabbatical. Two weeks handing things off: communicating to partners, constituents, etc. Planning for the sabbatical with staff, family, etc.
2nd Stage: Rest and recovery - Ceasing all activity.
3rd Stage: Rest, recreation, and relationships
Final stage: Rest again, and realignment. Continuing to rest, to engage in deeper reflection, prayer, and discernment around the influences of the sabbatical in vocational call.
First Music Break at 17:44: Japanese Dawn by Daniel Kaede. Provided by Epidemic Sound.
Second Music Break at 40:33: A Prayer for Ukraine by Ukrainian composer and pianist Valentin Silvestrov. Performed by the Bamberg Symphony.
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