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Finding Rest this Summer
Enjoyed this article about making time for yourself and for your family in the down time of summer. With a full summer calendar, that might not be as easy as you hope, and Mike gives you some tips on where to find space in this season. Here’s a clip:
2. Take vacation before/after the busiest time of the summer.
With so few weeks to get everything done during the summer, it’s tempting to neglect taking vacation. Why would any youth worker take an entire week away from the students when this is prime time to minister? Because that youth worker knows the impact of the rest of the summer depends on it. Obviously I’m not suggesting you randomly (foolishly) pick any week during the summer to take vacation. There are certain weeks that will be better than others. You can’t take vacation during the week you’re helping with VBS or camp. And it might not be wise to take vacation the week before a mission trip or week-long conference.
Try taking vacation a few weeks before a big trip, that way you still have time to take care of any final details. Or if the first part of the summer is event heavy, wait to take your vacation after its all done. This will give you a chance to relax without any need to think about an upcoming event. Whether you take your vacation before or after a busy season doesn’t matter, what does matter is that you take vacation.
JG
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What would you advise if you are a bi-vocational youth pastor who is also taking seminary classes?