Time is of the essence

Time. It is a gift to us each day. I won't bore you with the facts about how many minutes, hours, blah, blah, blah. The truth is that as a pastor you never feel like you have enough time - regardless of whether you are bi-vocational (God bless you for your committment), pastor of a smallerwork (under 200), or a larger church (200 +).

So how do I get it all done? What works for me is making a list of what needs to be done, and then prioritizing that list. Some emergencies cannot be helped and they will interrupt your list, while some are a lack of planning on someone else's part. I say that a lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. You are the ultimate manager of your time, and if you do not manage it, it will manage you. If interruptions have become the norm of your day - set some guidelines for your accessibility and stick to them.

And never lose the God-sized Dream that He put in your spirit!