Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: time management
One of my colleagues recently pointed me to the blog of Barry Werner, whose background includes serving as director of operations for World Wide Pictures at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. In his entries, Werner has been walking through...
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January 9, 2009
Freedom to Think in 2009
In a world of micro-blogging and streaming updates, 6 ways to clear your head.
In a world of too much information, the people who stand out are not those with the most factoids and the most RSS feeds. The people who shine like stars are those whose minds are uncluttered, whose spirits are...
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About four years ago, I bought a little flowering vine and planted it in my yard. The first year it sprouted a few flowers, then it appeared to have died, but then it sprouted again. And every year since it...
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I'm going to attempt to paraphrase a story I heard at a small-groups conference a little over a year ago, so please bear with me. The speaker was Randy Frazee. The story centered on Frazee's first attempt at small-group ministry...
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burnout, small groups, time management,
April 10, 2008
So Many Bosses
Is it possible for a church leader to live with margins in his or her life?
I know a thing or two about living in the parsonage. As a pastor's kid, I spent 10 years living in the house next door to the church. And later, as a youth pastor's wife, I spent a few more...
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difficult people, family, time management,
April 7, 2008
Choosing the Moment to Lead
The best leaders don't understand only why and how, but when.
Timing is very significant in spiritual leadership. Indeed, timing played a major role in shaping Jesus' ministry and death. Not only would Jesus not go to the cross for the wrong reasons. He didn't go until it was the right...
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administration, leadership, risk, time management,
March 5, 2008
Cutting the Competition
If you want small groups to succeed in your church, make sure your leaders have enough time to do them right.
Any church attempting to run a small-groups ministry will inevitably encounter a stiff obstacle to growth: the need for more leaders. This is actually a turning point in many respects - find a way to surmount this barrier, and there's...
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burnout, recruiting, small groups, time management,
When our small staff (of two) met for a long-term planning and goals review, my colleague was visibly stressed. She said, "My whole life is church. I'm drained, rather than energized, by ministry. I want to be able to go...
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November 15, 2007
How Leaders Can Survive Information Overload
What must you know—and what can you safely ignore?
Let me begin with a simple, wonderfully freeing premise: You do not need to know everything. A few short generations ago, it could rightly be said, Information Is Power. That was true when there wasn't enough of it. Today, the...
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In the book Compassion, Henri Nouwen and his co-authors make an interesting observation about our society's impatience. The authors allege that we live in a world structured around impatience; entire economies are built on that principle; the one-hour time slot...
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Off The Agenda: Conversations for Building Church Leaders is a blog where people in church leadership positions — pastors, staff members, and volunteers, among others — gather for discussion, where they encourage, equip, and prepare each other for the joys and challenges...
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October 15, 2007
Flip the Switch Between Work and Home
"Make a mental switch on the way home. If that's not possible, give your family a signal when you've shaken off the day and are home at last. Take a shower, change your clothes, or even wait to drop the...
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October 15, 2007
Leith Anderson
Leith’s many interests involve him in pastoring, teaching, writing, speaking, and leadership. Leith earned a master of divinity from Denver Seminary in Denver, Colorado, a doctor of ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and a doctor of divinity...
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boards, community, elections, evangelism, family, outreach, pastors, staff, stewardship, team, time management, training, vision, volunteers, worship,
October 15, 2007
Gordon MacDonald
Gordon MacDonald is an author, speaker, and teacher. He was a pastor for more than 40 years, most recently the senior minister at Grace Chapel, Lexington, Massachusetts. When he stepped down from that position, the Grace Chapel congregation honored him...
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Bible study, boards, budget, community, elections, evangelism, family, outreach, pastors, politics, quiet time, staff, stewardship, team, time management, training, vision, volunteers,
October 15, 2007
Kevin Miller
Kevin A. Miller is editor-at-large of Leadership journal and executive vice president at Christianity Today International. Kevin writes for Leadership journal and PreachingToday.com, and he is a featured speaker for Preaching Today Audio. Kevin is also the author of several...
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boards, burnout, community, elections, evangelism, hiring, multimedia, outreach, pastors, politics, staff, stewardship, study, team, technology, time management, training, vision, volunteers,
October 15, 2007
Marshall Shelley
Marshall Shelley is editorial vice-president of Christianity Today International, and editor in chief of the Leadership Media Group, which includes Leadership journal, PreachingToday.com, BuildingChurchLeaders.com, FaithVisuals.com, SmallGroups.com, and ChristianBibleStudies.com. He served as general editor of The Quest Study Bible, a best-selling...
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