Comments on: Stout Monk Society Pt 3 – A Simple Answer for Pooped Pastors http://www.poopedpastors.com/blogs/stout-monk-society-%e2%80%93-pt-3-a-simple-answer-for-pooped-pastors/ For Pooped Pastors By Pooped Pastors Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Steve Vensel http://www.poopedpastors.com/blogs/stout-monk-society-%e2%80%93-pt-3-a-simple-answer-for-pooped-pastors/comment-page-1/#comment-11002 Steve Vensel Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:59:54 +0000 http://www.poopedpastors.com/?p=1296#comment-11002 Hi Tom, We've not met but your brother Rod is a dear friend. I also know you recently met Jimmy Dodd whom I'm affiliated with through Pastorserve South Florida. He said you were a rock-star! I love the Stout Monk quote and idea and I'll be promoting a contingent of South Fl. Monks! I just wanted to introduce myself and affirm you in the SMSociety idea, very cool. Now I'm in the mood for a good ale. Hi Tom,
We’ve not met but your brother Rod is a dear friend. I also know you recently met Jimmy Dodd whom I’m affiliated with through Pastorserve South Florida. He said you were a rock-star!

I love the Stout Monk quote and idea and I’ll be promoting a contingent of South Fl. Monks! I just wanted to introduce myself and affirm you in the SMSociety idea, very cool. Now I’m in the mood for a good ale.

]]> By: Mark Tronson http://www.poopedpastors.com/blogs/stout-monk-society-%e2%80%93-pt-3-a-simple-answer-for-pooped-pastors/comment-page-1/#comment-10958 Mark Tronson Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:14:19 +0000 http://www.poopedpastors.com/?p=1296#comment-10958 Stour monk quote Been using that quote for years - it is a beauty. Australia Stour monk quote

Been using that quote for years – it is a beauty.

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]]> By: Tom Wood http://www.poopedpastors.com/blogs/stout-monk-society-%e2%80%93-pt-3-a-simple-answer-for-pooped-pastors/comment-page-1/#comment-10738 Tom Wood Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:02:33 +0000 http://www.poopedpastors.com/?p=1296#comment-10738 Steve. I am so glad you have found a group of guys to connect with and guard! It is a sign of maturity and strength on your part. I would love to hear more about how you structure your times together. We need to learn from one another and I have not figured it all out...I just know that our Stout Monk Society is crucial. And I sense that many of our colleagues are not finding the community they desperately need. I would also recommend that if any of our readers are not ready for a Stout Monk Society, at the very least, take up Vensel's offer for the Pastor Serve retreat. Steve. I am so glad you have found a group of guys to connect with and guard! It is a sign of maturity and strength on your part. I would love to hear more about how you structure your times together. We need to learn from one another and I have not figured it all out…I just know that our Stout Monk Society is crucial. And I sense that many of our colleagues are not finding the community they desperately need.
I would also recommend that if any of our readers are not ready for a Stout Monk Society, at the very least, take up Vensel’s offer for the Pastor Serve retreat.

]]> By: Steve Waldorf http://www.poopedpastors.com/blogs/stout-monk-society-%e2%80%93-pt-3-a-simple-answer-for-pooped-pastors/comment-page-1/#comment-10735 Steve Waldorf Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:28:15 +0000 http://www.poopedpastors.com/?p=1296#comment-10735 We have formed such a group and it is a lifesaver to us. Eli Lily Foundation has started a grant program for "pooped pastors' to prevent burnout call 'S3': Sabbath, Study & Service. It is a 2 yr opportunity for a group of 6-8 pastors to find a a joint way to practice Sabbath, a mutual topic to study, and a 'give back' way to conclude the experience. 8 of us who barely knew each other chose fly fishing for our Sabbath time. Would love to describe the experiences and 'ahas' we had. But suffice it to say that we became a 'band of brothers' more than we ever imagined so that now into 3 years after it ended, we have not. We still find ways to get together 3 times a year. It has kept me in the ministry. Feel free to email me for more info. We have formed such a group and it is a lifesaver to us. Eli Lily Foundation has started a grant program for “pooped pastors’ to prevent burnout call ‘S3′: Sabbath, Study & Service. It is a 2 yr opportunity for a group of 6-8 pastors to find a a joint way to practice Sabbath, a mutual topic to study, and a ‘give back’ way to conclude the experience. 8 of us who barely knew each other chose fly fishing for our Sabbath time. Would love to describe the experiences and ‘ahas’ we had. But suffice it to say that we became a ‘band of brothers’ more than we ever imagined so that now into 3 years after it ended, we have not. We still find ways to get together 3 times a year. It has kept me in the ministry. Feel free to email me for more info.

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