Archive for the ‘time management’ Category
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Here we are, halfway through the school year which means this is a great time for you and your team of adults to pause and evaluate. Take a few hours to retreat with your team to pray, plan and evaluate. Is your ministry on course and moving toward ...
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Can you find the book or document you need every time? No searching through stacks of paperwork or magazines, or boxes? Even the most organized among us has those moments where items simply escape. But there are strategies for keeping that from happening, starting with the piles on your desk. ...
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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
In one of the most memorable youth ministry convention speeches I've ever heard, Andy Stanley said "There's not enough time to get it all done." Does that resonate with your life in ministry? It did with mine!
Time management is probably the biggest challenge people in ministry face. ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Whether we like it or not, youth ministry has the reputation of being led by people who are characterized more by flying by the seat of their pants than by effective strategic planning. That may be exhilarating for us, we may even believe that we're being "spirit led" ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
There are a million reasons why student ministers burn out, we could go on and on listing them. But at the very root of the phenomenon is chronic malnutrition - of the soul.
It creeps up on us. We are insanely busy, our lives filled with the urgent and ...
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Sunday, September 16th, 2007
When it comes to communicating your plans, always error on the side of doing too much. Make sure that you give your schedule to the church "schedule keeper" (whoever that is on your staff) as well as the people you report to. Even in you are part-time or a volunteer, ...
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