Tag: home exchange
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Life Stewardship and Home Exchanges
Recently, during a conversation, I mentioned the idea of using a home exchange for sabbatical time “off ” and the person responded, “What about my things?” My jaw dropped. “What about your things?” I thought. This person is a pastor, nearing burnout, needing a sabbatical, and their main concern is for their “things”? I guess…
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RSS Feed Begins For Clergy Sabbaticals Blog
Today, we have set up a news feed service. The URL for our news feed service is https://feeds.feedburner.com/ClergySabbaticals. We are committed to the goal of reaching the world so Christians learn about the value of home exchanges for affordable travel, sabbaticals, Christian fellowship, and outreach.
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Travel The Home Exchange Way: More Vacation With Less Money
Vacations are very important for families, couples, and individuals. An obvious benefit to travel is to “see the world,” broaden your horizons, and create space away from your everyday life-perspective. Vacations are good for relationships. You have time to enjoy your family or spouse: time to talk, plus you get to share new experiences together. …
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Using A Mobile Phone in England
This summer, we are traveling to England for a home exchange. We will have the use of the phone and internet at the home where we will be staying. But, what should we do about cell phones when we are out and about, sightseeing? We live in the USA. We have an IPhone 4. Verizon…
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Got The Clergy Sabbatical Grant Blues?
It’s not about the money–well, maybe it is. OK. You have a sabbatical policy at your church. You are ready to start planning your first ministry sabbatical. You have your congregation’s blessing to take a sabbatical, but the funding is up to you. No problem, you’ll just go to a foundation that distributes clergy sabbatical…