THE WAY WE WORK
NO LONGER WORKS
In fact, it’s eroding the health and impact of leaders and organizations from the inside out. This is an invitation to join us in the movement to normalize sabbatical in the West.
You’ve seen the erosion.
Burnout keeps rising. Expectations keep climbing. Gifted leaders run on empty until they leave their roles, or leave the work altogether. For those who feel called to their work, burnout isn’t just a career problem. It’s an identity crisis.
Sabbatical is one of the most powerful ways to reverse the erosion. But too often, the word has been used as a punishment, or a quiet way to push a leader out. It’s time to rewrite that narrative.
Sabbatical is no longer a fringe idea.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
250+
sabbaticals studied over
seven years
Source: D.J. DiDonna, “The Case for Sabbaticals,” Harvard Business Review, 2025.
WHAT WE’VE SEEN
Hundreds
of leaders guided through sabbatical
Nearly always
transformative, according
to the research
Every week
we walk with leaders experiencing transformation
The # 1
predictor of taking a sabbatical: knowing someone who has
Time away
can shape decades of healthy life and leadership
Sabbatical Coaching Group exists to lead the movement to normalize sabbatical in the West.
We’ve walked alongside leaders through one-to-one coaching and consulting, and we always will. But one at a time won’t rewrite the narrative of a culture.
That’s why we’re opening new routes up the mountain, and inviting partners to go with us.
Movements don’t grow by addition. They grow by multiplication.
Sabbatical changes more than the leader.
“Alan’s guidance and friendship helped me make the most of my sabbatical season: for myself, my family, and my church. It was truly a transformational time in my life, and I’m grateful to God for providing a trusted guide who helped me prepare well, fully embrace the sabbatical, and return with fresh vision.”
Josh, West Virginia
“We were able to enter into a rest that I don’t think we’d ever experienced before, not just physical or mental, but also creative rest and social rest… It brought healing, rejuvenation, and new vision for our lives.”
Becky and Kevin, New York
“God re-formed my identity during my sabbatical, and Alan was a pivotal part of unlocking that. Now our entire team benefits from a sabbatical framework developed through Alan’s coaching and guidance, and our team is healthier, and more productive, than we were before.”
Jesse, Colorado
An invitation to partner in the sabbatical movement to
normalize sabbatical in the West.
We’re inviting Kingdom-centered, forward-focused organizations who are concerned about the erosion of health and impact and believe we can rewrite the narrative of work and rest in the West.
A partner call is a conversation, not a pitch: a chance to get to know each other and explore how we might partner together.