The below excerpt is from my book The Renegade Pastor’s Guide to Time Management. 

When you were a kid, games were an important part of learning. You learned how to interact with other people by playing with them. You learned how to play baseball or basketball or some other sport through playing it. But as you and I got older, many of us stopped playing–which is a shame. We learn things so much more quickly and effectively when we’re having fun.

Learning the principles and skills of time management is no exception. The benefits of making a game of time management include:

• Making time management enjoyable. You are more likely to stick with something you enjoy doing it. So why not learn to enjoy time management?
• Helping you be more creative with the application of new skills and techniques. You learn best when your mind is free to create and connect in different ways. When time management is a game, you can be more creative and increase your capacity for learning.
• Allowing you to get other people involved in the learning. People are more likely to help you with fun activities than with tasks they see as tedious or boring. Turning time management into a game encourages other people to also get involved in the fun of learning to manage time.
• Giving you a new approach for learning familiar skills. You may already know many of the things you need to do to manage your time more effectively–you just haven’t done them yet. Instead of seeing these things as chores or necessities, approach them as a great opportunity for learning.

– Nelson Searcy and Richard Jarman

The above excerpt is from pgs. 16-17 of The Renegade Pastor’s Guide to Time Management. 

Time is your most important God-given resource no matter how hard you work, you can’t make a day last longer than twenty-four hours. By mastering a set of proven time-management principles, you can regain control of your life. It is possible to manage your time so that you can stay on top of the never-ending demands of being a pastor, nurture your congregation, spend quality time with your family, and take care of your physical and emotional needs. Become the pastor God has called you to be.

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Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.