How about a free copy of my proven, practical book on Time Management? We discovered an extra case in our warehouse and rather than have the books sit there not helping anyone, I’d like to give them away to you and other Senior Pastors. It’s a great book to dive into here at the end of the year, leading into … Read More
$25 Sale Ends Today: Time Management Secrets for Busy Pastors
These days the demands on our time — and the pressure that comes with it — seem to be growing every day. Especially since the pandemic, can you remember the last time… You didn’t miss a day off or a vacation because you weren’t caught up, or “just couldn’t get away”? You left work for the day feeling good about what you’ve finished (and … Read More
New Webinar – Planning Your 2015 Preaching Calendar
Planning your preaching in advance can have a powerful impact on your ministry. Seems like simple enough concept, right? But I see this first hand every week – and with hundreds of pastors I have coached. When implemented, a preaching calendar can multiply your impact exponentially and maximize every message, every worship service, every Big Day to be the very best … Read More
Preaching Calendar Webinar – First Chance to Register!
A few weeks ago at The Journey, we had a two-day planning retreat with all of our teaching pastors and our worship pastors from our various campuses. At the end of the planning session, we walked away with a preaching calendar. Out of that two days, literally and somewhat surprisingly, we had all the titles for all our series next … Read More
The Secret to Maximizing Your Time and Productivity
One thing I’ve learned over and over again is that time is our most limited commodity in this life. And how you manage it determines a lot about what you get done. I’ve shared before that I’m a long-term student of time management and I just re-read this quote: “The key to successful time management is doing the most important task … Read More
The Key to Successful Time Management – A Saturday Quote
“The key to successful time management is doing the most important task first, and giving it your full concentration, to the exclusion of everything else.” – Alex MacKenzie P.S. If you feel like your time management skills have some room for improvement, check out “Time Management for Busy Pastors.”
Q & A – Weekly Schedule
Q: I’m trying to get my leadership system in place and I need to rework how I set my weekly meetings up. Would you mind sharing how you guys do it at The Journey? A: Here’s an overview of our weekly meeting schedule: Monday: 10:30am -11:30am: Individual meetings with direct reports 11:30am-Noon: Location Service Debrief’s (R/W/M/C of services) Noon-2:00pm: Strategic … Read More
Two Time Management Principles
One of my tele-coaching participants/pastors shared these two time management principles with me in a recent email: 1. Always start the day with God. Just like tithing stretches money, time with God has an amazing way of stretching time! 2. The next day principle. Whenever possible, get through your “to do” list, then do something you’d planned on doing the … Read More
100th Blog Post
This is my 100th Blog Post. When I started blogging on April 13, 2008, I was already late to the game….so I had a lot of catching up to do! Today over 1000 people read this blog each day (with gusts up to 5000) and I’m having a blast sharing content and observations with you. The bottom line: I’m committed … Read More
The Last Lecture – Time Management Bonus
If there’s anyone out there who understands the 34 Time Management Principles I lay out in my new resource it is Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer. Randy is a Carnegie Mellon Professor who delivered what he called ‘the last lecture‘ on Sept 18, 2007 and it has turned into a phenomena on YouTube and is now captured … Read More
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