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100% FREE · 18–22 May 2026 · 30 Minutes a Day · Live Daily on Zoom & Facebook
You are giving more than you are receiving — spiritually, emotionally, and relationally — and you're not sure how much longer you can keep this pace.
Your devotional life has shrunk to almost nothing under the weight of the role, and you feel guilty about it but don't know how to change it.
It's lonely at the top. There are things you carry that you simply can't share with anyone in your school — and you feel the isolation deeply.
You are reacting to urgency instead of responding to conviction — busy with everything, but unsure you're doing what God actually called you to do.
You want to lead from faith and purpose — not just competence and exhaustion — but you haven't had the space to figure out how to make that shift.
You know something needs to change, but the term keeps moving so fast that there's never a moment to stop and work out what that change actually is.
"If you said yes to even one of those — this challenge was made for you."
— Sharon Kotzur, Founder, Permission to Pause Leadership Exchange
Five mornings. One email at 7am. One live Zoom session at 7:30am. One tool. One question. Thirty minutes — and everything changes.
A deliberate arc — from stillness, through clarity, into renewed purpose and courage. Tap any day to see more.
Before you can lead others well, you must first be still before God. Today we stop — intentionally and without guilt — and name what we are actually carrying. Most leaders are surprised by what they find when they write it down honestly.
God is always speaking. But the noise of school leadership — the decisions, the demands, the urgent needs of others — can crowd out the still small voice until we can no longer tell conviction from urgency. Today we practise telling them apart.
Rest is not a reward for finishing your work. It is a requirement for doing it well. Today we build a restoration rhythm — not a perfect schedule, but a realistic pattern that protects your soul without abandoning your responsibility.
Every leader starts with a clear calling. But roles accumulate, expectations multiply, and over time it's possible to become very busy doing things God never asked you to do. Today we reconnect daily activity with God-given purpose.
You don't need a new strategy. You need a renewed soul. Today we write a personal Leadership Covenant — a commitment to lead differently — and Sharon closes the week with commissioning prayer over every leader in the room.
Sharon led Christian schools for over 22 years — as principal, deputy, and senior leader. She understands from the inside what it costs to carry this role faithfully. She's been in the staff meeting that didn't go well, the board conversation that kept her up at night, and the moment of wondering whether she was still the right person for the job.
She created the Permission to Pause Leadership Exchange — and this challenge — because she wished she'd had it herself. Everything she teaches comes from lived experience, grounded in faith, and offered with the warmth of someone who genuinely cares.
Every tool, resource, and experience included when you register. No upgrades. No catches.
Limited to Christian school leaders. Starts Monday 18 May 2026.
The challenge gives you a reset. The Permission to Pause Leadership Exchange gives you a community, a framework, and ongoing equipping for the full year of leadership ahead. Challenge graduates receive an exclusive founding member invitation on Day 5.
Available for 7 days after Day 5 only — this price will never be offered again.
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Around 30 minutes total. Your morning email arrives at 7am with the day's scripture, reflection, and tool. The live Zoom session runs 7:30–8am AEST. You can read the email any time — the Zoom is where the live teaching and giveaways happen.
The live Zoom is part of the challenge experience — it's where Sharon teaches, the community connects, and the daily giveaways happen. You must be online live to be eligible for prizes. Recordings are posted to the private Facebook community afterwards for those who genuinely can't make it.
No — any senior leader in a Christian school is welcome. Principals, deputy principals, heads of campus, directors of learning, or anyone carrying significant leadership responsibility in a Christian school context.
When you register, you'll receive an invitation to join the private "Permission to Pause" Facebook community. This is your home base throughout the challenge week — where recordings are posted, reflections are shared, and you connect with fellow leaders who understand exactly what you carry.
On Day 5 you'll receive an exclusive invitation to join the Permission to Pause Leadership Exchange at the founding member rate. This offer is available for 10 days after the challenge ends and will not be offered again at this price. There is no pressure — the challenge is valuable and complete in itself.
It's a membership community built specifically for Christian school leaders — a place to live well, learn deeply, and lead from genuine strength rather than exhaustion. It includes the Your First Year in Leadership™ course, a growing tools library, monthly live teaching, peer community, group coaching, and Wednesday community prayer. New Leaders join at $29/month (normally $39) and experienced leaders at $59/month (normally $79) — founding rates for challenge graduates only.
The challenge is designed with Australian Christian school leaders in mind, but leaders from any country are welcome. All live sessions run at AEST and content reflects the Australian school calendar and context.
Reach Sharon directly at Sharon@permission2pause.com.au — she reads and responds to every email personally.
Five days. Thirty minutes a day. A reset that lasts the whole year.
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