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Category Archives: Resources
Sabbatical Engagements
A sabbatical is an opportunity to disengage from certain normative activities to make space to engage different “sabbatically” activities. What have I been engaging in? Rest: My first sabbatical goal was to sleep in my own bed for 30 nights … Continue reading
Posted in Living Wisely, Personal Vitality, Resources, Shepherding Well, Spiritual Vitality, The Shepherd's Health, Thinking Well
Tagged bible, creativity, debreifing, Faith, god, input, Jesus, mentoring, Modeling for others, relationship with God, relationships, Rest, sabbath, Sabbatical, self-awareness, self-care, shepherd's example, Shepherding, spiritual direction, spiritual formation, Spiritual vitality
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Sabbatical: What am I noticing Regarding Disengagement
When we deliberately opt to disengage for a day (sabbath) or a season (sabbatical), what might be the impact on us? Why would one even want to do that? My wife and I have been granted a sabbatical for the … Continue reading
Posted in Living Wisely, Personal Vitality, Resources, Shepherding Well, Spiritual Vitality, The Shepherd's Health, Thinking Well
Tagged Disengagement, Modeling for others, Rest, sabbath, Sabbatical, self-awareness, self-care, shepherd's example, spiritual formation, Spiritual vitality, writing
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2024 Annual Reads List
Hi All Attached is my annual reads list. I hope your find something in here of value to you. Please pass along any suggestions you have from any genre. Thanks! Grace and Peace Scott
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Tagged books, reads, resources, self-care, spiritual formation, Spiritual vitality
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2023 Reads List
Happy Christmastide (until January 5), Blessed Epiphany (January 6), and an overall Happy New Year everyone!! Here is my 2023 reads list. Enjoy. Feel free to pass onto others. And please comment with your favorite reads of late. I am … Continue reading
How Do I Know? Who Can Help?
In response to my last blog post, I received a query that was very specific to some questions we all wrestle with. Here is the question: You wrote, “It is a life long journey to grow in receiving the Father’s … Continue reading
Posted in Living Wisely, Personal Vitality, Resources
Tagged spiritual direction, spiritual formation, Spiritual vitality
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Life Transitions
Two week’s ago my wife, Beth, and I had the honor of being co-presenters with our friends at VantagePoint3 on the topic of Life Transitions. (Our friends at VP3 – Rob, Pam, Emily and Kay – are absolutely brilliant at … Continue reading
Fall 2021 Member Care Conferences In the US
Two US-based conferences are going forward with plans to gather this fall: PTM (Pastoral Training in Member Care) will be held September 28-October 1, outside Asheville, NC This year’s theme is Grounded in Glory. There are some fantastic pre-conference events … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, MHM, pastoral care, PTM Conference, Training Resources
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Summer Reads
Here are some of the books I’ve been enjoying these summer months, that I highly recommend! What have you been reading? Thanks!
Tending Scattered Wool 