Ministry to Ministers Introduction

Ministry to Ministers
Sabbatical Program

Holistic in its design, Ministry to Ministers Sabbatical Program is a four-month residential program. Its focus is on the renewal of personal and spiritual growth, addressing the needs of body, mind and spirit. A key objective of Ministry to Ministers is integration: the participants should be able to assimilate and apply their four-month experience to their everyday living, wherever their future ministry takes them.

The Ministry to Ministers Sabbatical Program seeks to serve men and women who have been engaged in pastoral ministry for a number of years. The term “pastoral ministry” is meant to be inclusive rather than exclusive: women and men who work with and minister to other people. We presume that all ministries serving the church and its mission have pastoral implications.

The Ministry to Ministers Sabbatical Program is designed with the seasoned minister/adult learner in mind. Mini courses and workshops are focused on theological updating and renewal as well as pertinent topics in integrative spirituality. For those who wish, there is an opportunity to audit regular courses offered by the school and occasional programs at the Oblate Renewal Center.

The talented and skilled faculty of Oblate serves as a major resource along with lecturers, program presenters and spiritual directors who are brought to Ministry to Ministers from the San Antonio region and around the nation.

Ministry to Ministers Sabbatical Program is conducted twice a year. It runs from approximately the middle of January to the middle of May and from the middle of August to the middle of December. There is the expectation that those who enroll and are accepted will participate in the program the entire four months.