Our church has never done this before. The main reason is that, until now, we’ve never had a pastor stay at our church this long! However, many other churches regularly practice sabbaticals. In some denominational churches, policies require pastors to take sabbaticals. Others force pastors to rotate to a different church after just a few years. If you’d like to read more about this practice and the experience of other churches, I’ve compiled some links directing you to good resources available on the internet.
