Rev. Jeff Eddings is the Spiritual Formation and Coaching Associate for 1001 New Worshiping Communities of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He has over 30 years of church leadership experience and started a church on the South Side of Pittsburgh where he served for 17 years. Jeff is also a certified coach (ACC), trained in contemplative spirituality through the Shalem Institute and is a spiritual director for The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Jeff loves coffee, books, hiking, and sitting under a star filled sky. You can learn more about him and his work at www.jeffeddings.com
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1001 New Worshiping Communities
EXPERIENCES
Show Date
Sat 5 Sep 2026 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM
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| Title Short | Sabbath Innovation Lab |
| Venue | Make Believe
Presbyterian / 1001 Worshiping Communities
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| Experience Description | The idea of practicing sabbath sounds good in theory but seems impossible in our overwhelmed daily lives. Who has time to set apart a full day in the way the Bible tells us we should? But at what cost do we neglect to do this important spiritual practice?
What if sabbath actually creates space in us to resist the injustice, trauma, and violence that surrounds us? What if sabbath makes us more compassionate and responsive to those in need? What if sabbath is the key to living the abundant life Jesus invites us to experience?
Are you sabbath curious? Do you wonder if a sabbath practice can transform your life and ministry? What actually is sabbath? Is it even possible to practice in modern life? What are new forms of sabbath we can create for today’s realities?
I had 40 pastors participate in a year long Sabbath Innovation Lab where we engaged in sabbath through theological reflection, regular practice, and personal and communal experimentation. Come hear about what we discovered through our sabbath experiments and how sabbath can reshape our life and ministry. |
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