Foreword by Ronald Rolheiser -- Part one: Sabbath. A wake-up call -- Beginning with God -- Finding freedom through resistance -- Discovering Sabbath in community -- The power of unplugging -- Sabbath as delight -- Sabbath and the seasons of life -- Shaping Sabbath -- Interlude: On time -- Leading a Sabbath community -- Part two: Sabbatical. When Sabbath is not enough -- More than a vacation -- A season of spiritual opportunity -- Setting boundaries -- Interlude: A blessing for sabbatical time -- Epilogue: Saved by rest.
Summary:
"For pastors and leaders, the possibility of living in balanced rhythms of work and rest feels elusive. Ruth Haley Barton offers hard-won wisdom regarding rhythms of Sabbath, grounds us in God's intentions in giving us the gift of sabbath, and provides practical steps for embedding Sabbath rhythms into our churches and organizations"-- Provided by publisher.
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