Productivity

“There Aren’t Enough Hours in the Day!”

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  Time is one of those things that you can never get back.  We all have an appointed time to live, and we will not see another second of it.  Everyone has a certain purpose to live for on this earth, and when that purpose is accomplished, our time is done (Acts 13:36).  No magic …

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1 Week Offline (And the Return Back…)

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We had a family vacation at the end of July.  It was great.  I decided to turn my email off and really, really be on vacation (which by the way, is a great recommendation for all).  I replied to all emails Sunday night around midnight before vacation officially started.  I went on vacation on Monday.  On Friday night, I decided to turn my email back on, and it kept rising.  Below is the number of emails that I received that week:

743.  Within 5 days, I collected 743 emails.  When I started going through those emails, I was overwhelmed and excited all at the same time.  And here what was in those emails:

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Book of the Week: Getting Things Done

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This week’s book of the week is David Allen’s Getting Things Done.  The funny thing is I am a week late on this book review because I have had too much to do!  I made it 7 weeks into the new year with a book a week, and I failed miserably on the week I …

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Worship Team Communication

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It has been a few weeks since I posted a worship team training thought on here, so I wanted to post something I had been working on.  This month’s value is unity: leading with selflessness. We are a team.  The musicians, technicians, and host team.  We all work together to make one thing happen: we …

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Chapter 12: The Time (Freshman 15 Snippet)

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Here’s a snippet from Chapter 12: The Time: I remember the first week of college.  I remember the joy I felt after my ten o’clock class that I was able to go back to my room and do whatever I wanted.  I loved the days when I would go to a nine o’clock class and …

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Disciplined Work Ethic

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While I have been in school, I have been blessed to have some great professors pour into my life.  One such mentor was Dr. Chuck Lawless while I worked on my Master’s degree from Southern Seminary (he is my adviser now for the current degree).  In a course focusing on the logistics of ministry, Lawless …

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The Difference Between Organization and Discipline

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A couple of years ago, I read a line in a book called Big Idea by Dave Ferguson.  In this book, he lays out how his staff handles a logistical nightmare in how they plan.  The way their church organizes around one thought and gets so much accomplished requires a ton of work.  When I …

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Organizational Ability of Billy Graham

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While Billy Graham is most famous for his preaching ministry, he also served as the head of a complex ministry for years.  In fact, much of Graham’s ministerial career has actually focused his energies on organizational elements within his ministry organization. “Dr. Graham gratefully testifies that it would be impossible for him to lead such …

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