Organising your Pastoral World

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Organising your Pastoral World

• Practical Ministry
• The Pastors Routine

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The need for discipline
The unexamined life is not worth living

• Be self-critical
• Plan and Prioritise
• Make the most of every opportunity
• Be led by the Spirit
• Examine the alternative

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The Practice of Prioritising

• Make a list!
• List in order of importance
• Develop a team and delegate
• Do yourself out of a job
• Consider the blessings of emails and ansaphones!

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Some non-negotiables

• Prayer
• Personal devotions
• Leisure/ Family-time
• Anything else?
• Whatever you decide, build a system that works
  for YOU

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Divide and conquer

• Divide your day into three (morning, afternoon,
  evening). Give yourself one session off per day
• Maintain your privacy
• Guard your day off
• Be a shepherd (not a sheep-dog)

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My weeks diary

• SUNDAY. X X X
• MONDAY. DAY OFF
• TUESDAY. X X
• WEDNESDAY. X X
• THURSDAY. X X
• FRIDAY. X X
• SATURDAY. X X

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Take your leisure seriously

• Think about exercising
• Take your share of house-work
• Share the work of the children!
• Plan /co-operate in outings
• Have a non-church hobby
• Maintain a broad perspective

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The Pastors Thought-world

• Prayer and devotions
• Reading and study-time
• Newspapers and radio
• Prov 423 Guard your heart

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Whats in a day?

• 8-12 is office time. This includes answering
  emails preparing four sermons each week
  planning and networking for the future of the
  churches letters reading in preparation and
  responsible record-keeping.
• 1-5 is visiting. This may include friends or
  newcomers or acquaintances/ business meetings/
  school/ hospital etc.

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Evening meetings

• Be careful not to burden yourself with too many
  evening meetings.
• Watch your family life it is an absolute
  priority.
• At the moment I have three each week and that is
  plenty. You dont have to attend every one.
• Allow yourself an afternoon off if you are out
  later.

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BE- attitudes

• Be wise with your time
• Be careful not to allow time-wasting
• Be well-prepared
• Be prayerful and Spirit-led
• Be balanced