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Time Management Isn’t Easy

9.5.2012 — Leave a comment

Understatement of the year as a blog post title? Check.

I guess it should really be, “Time management isn’t easy (for me)”. There are MANY people in this world who are literal ‘kings’ of time management and productivity and I’m often overwhelmed when I receive nuggets of information from some of them on how to increase my skills in these areas.

btdlRecently a friend of mine, Erik Fisher launched a brand new podcast entitled “Beyond the to do list”. I’ve listened to a few of his episodes now and am continuing to glean useful information from each of them.

I’d be selfish not to share this resource with the stevansheets.com readers and others who may share in needing an overhaul of their time management and productivity skills.

Head over to beyondthetodolist.com and check out an episode or two and see what I’m talking about. I’d recommend the Michael Hyatt episode if you’re not sure where to start.

You can also subscribe to the Podcast from within iTunes here.

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image credit goes to David Drury who created it during a ‘Twitter rant’ we were having last evening

In General, Linkage, Tech
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Wesleyans Focusing on Social Justice and Evangelism

9.3.2012 — 6 Comments

Our Wesleyan General Superintendent, Dr. Jo Anne Lyon was recently interviewed by Chris Yaw of ChurchNext.tv.

In her interview (below) she highlights the “Wesleyan 7 Pack” – the areas of emphasis we are being encouraged to pursue as a denomination. She also admits our denominational faults of focusing on inward piety versus outward holiness and how we are learning to correct that sinful way. Halfway through the interview Yaw seems to lead the conversation back to the immigration reform issue and the Wesleyan position on it. The Wesleyan Position ‘Paper’ on Immigration is available here. Dr. Lyon is quick to respond that justice AND evangelism should be the pursuits of our denomination. Quoting Amos 5:24 – “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” she reminds us that justice and holiness are in tandem throughout Scripture.

The only ‘fault’ I could find with the interview is that she admitted to spending too much time on her Blackberry. Her BLACKBERRY? Really? None of my HQ friends and her co-workers have managed to get her over to an iPhone or Android device? I’m disappointed in you, Dave, Kory, and Priscilla.



I’m thankful for a General Superintendent willing and able to be a part of interviews like this via online outlets like ChurchNext!

In Linkage, Ministry, Videos
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What is JUSTembrace?

9.2.2012 — Leave a comment

Community Christian Church in Chicagoland recently produced a terrific video highlighting the history, mission, and vision of JUSTembrace – a fabulous non-profit that happens to be lead by my sister, Sherilyn Sheets!

Check out this great video and get a glimpse into what JUSTembrace is all about:

In Family, Linkage, Ministry, Videos
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How to Dispense a Tic Tac

8.31.2012 — Leave a comment

File this one under: “I had no idea”

What else are we missing out on? Reminds me of this from a few years ago – “I’ve been eating chicken wings wrong for 30 years“

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Challenges In Ministry? No way.

8.30.2012 — 3 Comments

chngsMark Wilson recently pointed me in the direction of a fantastic post entitled, 11 Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Challenges Unique to Rural Pastors by Able Barker – a rural pastor in Canada – and while I don’t dare admit how many I relate to as a semi-rural solo pastor, I think there’s some GREAT stuff in this post that is worth sharing.

Those of you in ministry (past or present) – what would you add to this list that goes ‘across the board’ as pastoral family challenges that don’t usually see the light of day (don’t get talked about), let alone their own blog post?

In Linkage, Ministry
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