An Ordinary Pastor’s Quarterly Planning
This week I will spend the better part of a morning reviewing major personal and ministry goals from the past three months and evaluating...
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Weekly Planning: When and How
The previous post looked at the background, reasons, and benefits of having a weekly planning or review in order to focus on priorities in...
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Weekly Planning: What and Why
One of the most helpful tools in my time management arsenal has been the weekly review or weekly planning. That is, taking a set amount...
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The Effective Use of the President’s Time – Part 3 Pastoral Reflections
What should an ordinary pastor glean from how the President”™s office was organized and functioned? The pastorate is not a...
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The Effective Use of the President’s Time – Part 2
Richard Nixon”™s approach to running the West Wing reshaped the role of the Chief of Staff to the point that it is still largely...
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The Effective Use of the President’s Time
Last year on President”™s Day, Kelly and I took a trip down to Yorba Linda and the Richard Nixon Library and Foundation. ...
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Pastoral Productivity – Pitfalls
So what are the potential pitfalls every pastor (really anyone) will face as soon as he is committed to becoming more productive? Here are...
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Pastoral Productivity – Unproductive Approaches
So, this series is all about the negative side of pastoral productivity. Next week, I plan to say more about the more productive side of...
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Recommended Productivity Tools
Great series of articles on tools to keep you productive. Between Two Worlds: Recommended Productivity...
Read MoreHow President Obama Spends His Time
Check out the President’s schedule. Do you find it instructive about how you use your time? How President Obama Spends His Time...
Read More10 Steps to Make Your Meetings Better
Good steps here. I highly recommend Lencioni’s book Death By Meeting. Create Your Communications Experience: 10 Steps to Make...
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