For many, scheduling seems to be getting harder and harder. While we could probably cite many reasons for that, I want to focus on one that relates to the person doing the scheduling. Sometimes difficulty scheduling occurs because we get locked into our agenda of expectations, a set criteria for frequency of people to serve, our timetables, our program needs, etc. We’ve always done it a certain way and that’s how we continue. But, the people we’re working with now probably differ, at least in part, from those we first started recruiting. Circumstances or needs may have changed. As leaders we must learn how to be flexible.<\/p>\n
Jesus wasn’t locked into one way. He varied the scheduling of training and ministry assignments. He tailored how He scheduled according to the needs of the moment and of the people serving as well as those being served.<\/p>\n
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\nSome of the training, because of the type of ministry, required being with Jesus near twenty-four seven as was the case with the disciples who would go on to be leaders (apostles) of the Early Church. Sometimes, however, he did send them on ahead. We read of how He sent them in pairs at times rather than as a whole group (Mk. 6:7) or as individuals.<\/p>\n
He gave some short term opportunities for serving after which they came back to Him for debriefing. We read of how He sent them out with nothing, expecting others to care for their needs. Later He told them to take needed resources with them (Lk. 9:1-6; 10:1-11; 22:35-36).<\/p>\n
The content of this post is included in the Steering the Church Toward Christ-like Character Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> along with some thoughts about how flexibility in scheduling doesn’t mean being haphazard.<\/p>\n For More on Being Christ-like, Go To: Resources about Christlikeness in the Church<\/a><\/p>\n For many, scheduling seems to be getting harder and harder. While we could probably cite many reasons for that, I want to focus on one that relates to the person doing the scheduling. Sometimes difficulty scheduling occurs because we get locked into our agenda of expectations, a set criteria for frequency of people to serve, our timetables, our program needs, etc. We\u2019ve always done it a certain way and that\u2019s how we continue. But, the people we\u2019re working with now probably differ, at least in part, from those we first started recruiting. Circumstances or needs may have changed. As leaders we must learn how to be flexible. . . . Continue reading Christ-like Scheduling is Flexible<\/span>All Posts about Scheduling:<\/h3>