The Sabbath Project - Northern Great Lakes Synod

The Sabbath Project

Purpose

The Sabbath Project is a ministry of the Northern Great Lakes Synod, ELCA.
It is a three year pilot project with three primary purposes:

One to one conversations with church leaders on wholeness, well-being and vocational life.
The nurture and encouragement of peer support, colleague groups
Retreat based enrichment programs for the sake of Sabbath renewal

The Approach

We are all created in the image of God
We have a longing for Sabbath
We grow when we find trustworthy & meaningful community
Our vocational vitality is enhanced through effective practices of self-care

Ways to Participate

You will be invited to join in one to one conversations to explore your own patterns of self-care and sources of resilience. And, if you wish, have the project director lead worship in the congregation/ministry you serve.
You can participate in the development of colleague groups, close to home, to provide ongoing occasions for peer support and encouragement in the work of self-care and vocational enrichment.
You can enroll in either or both of the two personal/vocational enrichment programs which will be offered for leaders in the Northern Great Lakes Synod to provide opportunity for Sabbath renewal.

Mindfulness in Parish Life:
Building Resilience & Creativity
One Moment at A Time

Seasons of the Pastoral Life:
Explorations of Vocation Through the Year

Sabbath Project Support

Major funding for The Sabbath Project has been provided by the Siebert Lutheran Foundation with special funding for the enrichment program component from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Additional funding has been provided by the Northern Great Lakes Synod Endowment Fund, Irene Eckberg Memorial Trust at Porterfield Lutheran Church and by individual donors.