Both faculty and academic staff have
sabbatical leave opportunities, and are primed before they go to watch for institutional innovations that might improve ETH, and debriefed on their observations when they return.
Not exact matches
If as a pastor you have not had an
opportunity to learn either kind of skill, you have several options: Arrange to get the training you need (perhaps your church will provide a
sabbatical leave); or ask your church to employ a «minister of group life and lay training» (with academic and clinical training in pastoral care and counseling); or employ a part - time pastoral counselor or accredited chaplain supervisor to coordinate lay training; or simply find a competent supervisor in your community and get your own on - the - job training as a trainer by having him or her coach you as you do lay training.
Life events such as maternity
leaves, layoffs, and
sabbaticals can create
opportunities to take advantage of being temporarily in a low tax bracket.
«That's still an important factor, but what we're seeing is more emphasis on things like longer parental
leave,
opportunities for
sabbaticals, and better benefit packages.