Sabbaticals

Sabbaticals are provided to presbyters and deacons so that they can do something different which will inform and even re‐enthuse their ministry.

For Methodist ministers, sabbaticals are compulsory and are to be taken in the 10th and every subsequent 7th year of ministry.

Ministers should be contacted by the District Sabbaticals Secretary in the year before they are entitled to take one. Various bits of information are provided in the initial pack given to ministers, including advice on money and expenses, and guidelines on setting up a local support group. It is up to the minister to submit proposals for the timings and content of his/her sabbatical to the Sabbaticals Advisory Group which has the task of agreeing them and recommending them to the Synod for approval.

Further information about Sabbaticals is available from the Sabbaticals Secretary, Revd Carol Hamilton-Foyn

The various forms of the initial pack are available below for download:-

Prospectus form
Sabbaticals & Money
Advance Expenses
Expense form
Guidance Notes for Expenses
Guidelines for Support Group