Time management in ministry is an essential skill for everyone, whether you are the CEO of a major corporation or a stay at home parent. The most effective leaders will tell you that being intentional with your time will allow ...

by Lesleigh Carmichael 1/31/18 Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a ...

Your ministry needs a maintenance calendar just like your car does.  When you buy a new car, it comes with a reminder list with things like: Oil change every 3,000 miles Tune up at 60,000 and 120,000 miles Change wiper ...

The church is notorious for having ineffective meetings. Several times during my career, I felt physical pain prior to heading to the weekly staff meeting knowing that I was going to waste my time and be bored and frustrated. As ...

by Leigh DeVries About six months ago, I felt like this: Imagine I have three papers, 300+ pages of reading, and a final exam due in the next two weeks. I have to coordinate, recruit, and teach a spiritually impactful ...

My Problem I can remember counting every hour I worked my first two years in youth ministry to justify a raise.  I don't remember the exact number, but I went to the personnel committee averaging somewhere around 65 hours per ...

I used to coach soccer and one of the most valuable teaching tools I used was video of our games that was shot from the top of a stadium. This video was valuable because they could see the whole field. ...