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No More Email: A Productivity Experiment That’s Paying Off

By Carey Nieuwhof on Aug 1, 2017

How are your email habits affecting your effectiveness?

Tags: stress, Communication, effective, productivity, email, Pastoral Ministry, avoiding burnout, church leadership  (view more)  (view less)

3 Ingredients To Super Productive Sermon Writing

By Brandon Kelley on Jan 28, 2021

You have a ton of things to do every week. Wouldn’t it be great to have some super productive sermon writing time so you could put more time toward leading your church into the future? Sermon writing can be overwhelming when you have other major projects to worry about. But don’t worry anymore! There’s a way to get more productive in less time.

Tags: Preaching

One-Man Band Or Symphony

By Lance Witt on Mar 6, 2017

Whether you are leading a team or you are a member of a team, you must keep your eye on the bullseye of health and productivity.

Tags: Teamwork, team building, pastoral leadership, servant leadership

The Beauty Of An Aging Preacher

By Joe Mckeever on Oct 23, 2018

The Psalms say we can still yield fruit in our old age. Could these be your most productive years?

Tags: teach, Preserve, old age

How To Make The Most Of Your Morning

By Josh Reich on Nov 29, 2017

"There is a lot at stake in what we do with our mornings."

Scripture: Psalm 34:8

Tags: Morning, priorities, distractions, Personal Growth, Quiet time, productivity, Good Habits, pastoral leadership, prayers  (view more)  (view less)

5 Powerful Benefits Of Being A Pastor Who Is A Morning Person

By Brandon Kelley on Apr 8, 2017

A couple of years ago, I decided to make the switch from night owl to morning person and that switch has made all the difference.

Tags: Morning, focus, productive, intimacy with Christ

You Can’t Get More Time, But You Can Expand Your Capacity

By Brandon Cox on May 6, 2017

You and I have exactly the same amount of time. Rich or poor, young or old, we each get 168 hours in a week’s time.

Tags: leadership, Time Management, productivity, leadership capacity

Pastor, The Next Time You Attend A Conference, Do This!

By Brandon Kelley on Nov 28, 2017

"You can make the next time you attend a conference worth your while."

Tags: Plan, leadership, effective, productivity, problem-solving, pastoral leadership, overcoming problems, planning  (view more)  (view less)

9 Hidden Factors That Impact Your Life And Leadership

By Carey Nieuwhof on Nov 17, 2017

"What hidden factors threaten to make or break you as a leader and as a person?"

Tags: Growth, leadership, sleep, productivity, Rest, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, church leadership  (view more)  (view less)

How Your Calendar Is Killing You (And What To Do About It)

By Carey Nieuwhof on Dec 26, 2017

Here’s the sad truth: when your calendar is out of control, so are you. And so is your life.

Tags: Schedule, Busyness, Time Management, productivity, Personal Life, Balanced Life, Workplace Balance, pastoral leadership  (view more)  (view less)

What To Do With Information Overload

By Ron Edmondson on Nov 1, 2017

"One struggle I’ve witnessed consistently with leaders – including this one – is we drown in information overload. There are more good ideas than we can ever implement."

Tags: Technology, leadership, organization, effective, productivity, pastoral leadership, leadership capacity, good leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Using An Ipad Pro For Ministry

By Joe Hoagland on Sep 4, 2017

See, a Chromebook or even a laptop or desktop only helps you with the content creation side of ministry: preparing sermons, writing lessons, writing blog posts etc. Whereas an iPad Pro can do both sides: content creation as well as presentation.

Tags: Technology, Preaching, productivity, ipad, Pastoral Ministry, church ministry  (view more)  (view less)

How To Be A Strategic Pastor And See Your Church Grow

By Hal Seed on Aug 26, 2017

You make a dozen decisions a day. How do you know what’s the right decision? What moves your church forward? What’s wasting time?

Tags: leadership, strategy, Retreat, Effectiveness, productivity, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, church leadership  (view more)  (view less)

3 Big Problems With Running A Church Like A Business

By Karl Vaters on Oct 5, 2017

"We’re always decrying the rise of the consumer culture within the church. But how should we expect people to act when pastors act like CEOs marketing Jesus as a product?"

Tags: Jesus is Lord, pastoral leadership, church and business, Pastoral Ministry, avoiding burnout, church ministry, Lord Of The Church, shallow church  (view more)  (view less)

12 Things I’d Tell My 25-Year-Old Self (About Life And Leadership)

By Carey Nieuwhof on Dec 4, 2017

There are so many things I would do the same, but there are more than a few things I’d do differently.

Tags: Leader, Security, passion, godly character, productivity, Godly Leaders, pastoral leadership, church leadership  (view more)  (view less)