Train Church Leaders Practicum
Applying Biblical Truth about Church Leadership to Actual Leading
Like it or not, what’s happening in the world often impacts our ability to schedule in the Church.
busyness: Many people feel they don’t have time for one more meeting or activity. They don’t have time to get more involved in serving. . . .
misaligned priorities: Some people seem to be more concerned about . . . Continue reading Prayer-Based Scheduling Needed
A previous article looked at our need to maintain Christ-like integrity in the midst of scheduling woes. To consistently keep our focus and responses where they belong, we need help — God’s help. The power we need to deal with the frustrations and stresses that can come with scheduling is available (2 Pet. 1:3). We just need to ask (Matt. 7:7-8; Jn. 16:23-24). . . . Continue reading Prayer-Based Scheduling Makes a Difference
When asked to describe how they feel about scheduling efforts, leaders might use words like frustrating, discouraging, and disheartening. They might cite the time-consuming and never-ending nature of this task. Dealing with people’s last-minute cancellations produces a continual need to find replacements, or reshuffle, and sometimes even change plans because of it. If that describes how you feel, read and re-read the exhortation in 1 Corinthians 15:58: . . . Continue reading Frustrated by the Task of Scheduling?
To determine spiritual gifts for scheduling it will help to first clarify what’s involved in scheduling. Keep in mind that scheduling is not about recruiting people for ministry. When it come to scheduling, we are plugging in people who are already recruited into time slots for them to fulfill the already agreed upon ministry. In addition to scheduling people for ministry, it can also involve the scheduling of rooms and equipment.
Some of this work may be done by . . . Continue reading Spiritual Gifts for Scheduling
Most leaders know 2 Timothy 3:16-17 about how Scripture thoroughly equips us. — “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” — But, how many of us apply that to tasks like scheduling people, equipment, and rooms for ministry? . . . Continue reading Scripture Thoroughly Equips Us, Even for Scheduling
What’s the biggest problem in scheduling people for ministry? We might respond with when people cancel, especially at the last minute. Perhaps we might say not having enough people to fill all the needs. Scheduling can easily get us down if we let it. Our own negative reactions can become a bigger problem than the issues related to this task. . . . Continue reading Scheduling Have You Down?
We know God wants us to be good stewards of our time. One leadership responsibility pertains to time issues — scheduling of meetings, programs, and of staff to serve various time slots within the different programs. Scheduling affects not only our own use of time but also puts expectations on other people’s lives. Since God has entrusted His flock to church leaders (1 Pet. 5:2-3), good stewardship in scheduling thereby requires consideration of their time. . . . Continue reading Good Stewardship in Scheduling