Refreshing Pastors

The Better Place exists to serve as a place where pastors and other ministry leaders can partake of Sabbatical experiences that will result in their being renewed in spirit, soul and body.

Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest. – Exodus 34:21

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It is not unusual for the pastors to gather around in prayer for each other on Tuesday morning; sometimes they even pray for special guests, such as Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist in this photo.

And sometimes the pastors prayer for those who are giving leadership to special events in the community.

To “Sabbath” is to remove the obligation to have to do anything so we might give our full and undivided attention to God our Maker. The need for Sabbath is woven into the fabric of creation. We all need a Sabbath day each week and we all need Sabbath times every day. Pastors and ministry leaders tend to understand this, but they need help to do it. That is one reason The Better Place is here.

Once The Better Place has a campus we will provide a place where pastors and ministry leaders can come to learn to Sabbath and to experience Sabbath. For the present however, check our EVENTS PAGE for any announcements of Sabbath related events that are being offered.
Average clergy health insurance cost are 65% higher than the national average. This is one symptom of the unrelieved stress clergy live with today. Sabbath is God’s plan to relieve that stress and to bring inner healing.

When we purchase major appliances they come with owner’s manuals which include recommendations for routine maintenance. The Bible serves as an owner’s manual for the care of creation including the care and nurture of human beings. It was given to us by our “manufacturer” so we can live a blessed life characterized by excellent health and prosperity (Deuteronomy 28). Pastors know this, but pastors need help in this area and so God has raised up The Better Place to provide that help. – For more information about the role of The Better Place in God’s design to help pastors today see the paper, “Why The Better Place?”