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Rev. Brett McNeill and ruling elder Steve Ethridge of Reformation Presbyterian Church, Olympia, WA, talk about the work of ruling elders before, during, and after a pastor’s sabbatical.
Information on the Committee on Ministerial Care’s grant can be found here, and their policy example (Appendix A) can be found here.
Brett’s reflections on his sabbatical can be found here.
The CMC’s video is available here.
Brett’s recommended books.
- Paul Tripp, Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do (Crossway, 2015, 2025).
- Gerhard Forde, On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, 1518 (Eerdmans, 1997).
- Zach Eswine, Sensing Jesus: Life and Ministry as a Human Being (Crossway: 2013) or The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus (Crossway, 2015)
Steve’s recommended books
- Steve Baugh, The Majesty on High: Introduction to the Kingdom of God in the New Testament (2017)
- Octavius Winslow. Any title by Winslow.
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