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life ministry question and response

Paternity Leave Letter and Details

I have had several clergy friends ask about the details of my recent paternity leave, so I wanted to share some of the questions and my responses, as well as the letter that I used to initiate the process. I was on paid leave for 5 weeks full time and 3 weeks part time. My […]

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life

Back from Paternity Leave

I am back from paternity leave and am considering resuming posting here at Thoughts of Resurrection. However, when I checked my stats of views over the past few months, I found something interesting. In the month of January, I made no posts to the blog and the average page views per day was only down […]

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life

Paternity Leave – Blogging Break

I am currently on paternity leave and my time for blogging will be very limited. I will return on Wednesday, February 23 at which time I will begin to check in again on this blog. Have a happy new year!

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church life united methodist church

How to Request Paternity Leave as a Pastor in the UMC

The Book of Discipline provides for both paternity and maternity leave for pastors. To initiate the leave a letter from to the Staff Parish Committee is necessary. I have included the text of my letter, in case any one out there is looking to take some time away for the birth of your child. You […]