Recess: Rediscovering Play and Purpose

Laurie Haller

Feb 2015 · David Crumm Media LLC

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After twenty years as a successful pastor, Laurie Haller was burned out. A Lilly Endowment grant gave her a rare opportunity to take a sabbatical from ministry and family to evaluate her ministry and life. Recess brings readers along as she travels from Michigan to Montana, South Carolina to France. The journey is equally introspective. Each page discloses her thoughts, prayers and passions. Ultimately Recess challenges us all to find a better balance between work and play, physical and spiritual health.

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Laurie Haller is currently serving as senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Michigan. Laurie grew up in southeastern Pennsylvania as a Mennonite and has degrees from Wittenberg University, Yale University School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School. She was a director of music in a large United Methodist Church in Connecticut before becoming a pastor. Laurie was among the first recipients of a Lilly Endowment National Clergy Renewal grant in 2000. She has also served as the first woman senior pastor at two of the largest United Methodist

churches in Michigan.

Laurie has an intense curiosity about the world and its people, a passion for spiritual leadership and a heart for bringing in God’s kingdom on this earth. You can find her on the journey: serving, playing, running, singing, writing, tending her spirit, keeping up with her three children and grandson, advocating for the least of God’s children and leading from the heart. Laurie blogs at www.lauriehaller.org.

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