O God of all creation,
I give you thanks for your good gifts
of work and rest.Help me to find a healthy rhythm
where work gives way to rest,
and rest refreshes and returns me
to work with strength and joy.May I learn to stop and rest.
Be still.May I learn to play and celebrate,
to value relationships, and
above all to worship you.May I learn to resist the go-go,
gimme-gimme pattern of this world,
to follow instead the Lord of the Sabbath
in life-giving rhythms
of work and rest.
Amen.
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Welcome to When You Work for the Church. I’ve been a church volunteer and a full-time pastor. I’ve led small groups and served on denominational committees. When I resigned from pastoral ministry to focus on my writing, I knew that I wanted to be—needed to be—grounded in a local congregation. I love the church!
But I also know that churches and church organizations have not always lived up to their calling, have brought harm instead of healing. So I started this website to share resources for doing ministry better, and pray that together we might serve more faithfully and effectively.
For a healthy rhythm of work and rest, I’d love to send you my ebook.
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