Sabbaticals help recharge clergy

 
By Carla Hinton
Published: July 19, 2008

What is your pastor doing this summer?

How about the minister next door?

Maybe not what you think.

Some faith leaders are taking trips to Europe , visiting retreat centers and singing their way across the country by way of clergy sabbaticals.

These sabbaticals are seen as ways to re-energize ministers and combat burnout.

The Rev. John Regan will return to his pulpit at Western Oaks Christian Chu...


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