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Dead Leader Running? By Sue Mallory Why is it as leaders in the church that we have such a hard time saying no to requests when we’re already too busy with the ministries we’re involved in? And why is it as leaders that we don’t equip all our people to define and set healthy boundaries? […]

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MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME BY EDWARD R. DAYTON The following collection of time tips is like a box of tools. You won’t need some of these ideas; others will be very important to you. That is why the booklet has been arranged alphabetically; you can plunge in any place you want and select […]

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YOU CAN SAY NO WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY BY KEVIN A. MILLER Jesus clearly said, “Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you” (Mt. 5:42). Then to drive the point home, He added, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself […]

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DO IT NOW! OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION Timothy Booker Beth spends hours sorting through papers and straightening her desk rather than working on the report due at the end of the week. Greg hides from his sales manager because he hasn’t put together the sales figures his manager requested. Marjorie knows she should be sorting her records to […]

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Time Management By: Rebecca Watson I. Essentially everyone is given the same amount of time A. Make the most of your time 1. Have direction. Have a schedule. 2. Live life purposefully B. Don’t allow every little problem to interrupt your schedule 1. Stay focused 2. Have something to keep you on track 3. Don’t […]

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HOW DO YOU PLAN SUCCESSFULLY? By: Don McMinn A dramatic account of personal planning and goal setting was recorded in the March 24, 1972, issue of Life magazine. At the age of 15, John Goddard set down 127 “goals” which he wanted to accomplish in his lifetime. He accomplished 103 of these goals by the time […]

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TIME MANAGEMENT AND THE CHRISTIAN WORKER ROBERT E. BINGHAM Time Management is the maximum utilization of time in order to achieve your objective most effectively. A Case Study It was too good to be true. A local church in Atlanta had asked me to lead in their annual Bible study week. Fortunately, it was the book of Acts, […]

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THE PROPER USE OF TIME Reverend K. A. Thames I. INTRODUCTION In the economy minded, money-saving day that we live in, we often overlook one of the most valuable commodities in our time…that of time. More often than not, the one that has the nice home… driving a comfortable automobile…is not the one that is wealthy…but rather, the […]

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THE TIME MANAGEMENT TEST By: Dr. Merrill Douglas and Dr. Larry Baker VOLTAIRE, THE GREAT French writer and philosopher, posed an interesting question in his book Zadig: A Mystery of Fate. The Grand Magi asked Zadig, “What, of all things in the world, is the longest and the shortest, the swiftest, and the slowest, the […]

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TIME MANAGEMENT G.O.L.D. By: Pastor Schmalz (The following is the handout given at the lesson on Time Management by Pastor Schmalz.) “Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise – sensible, intelligent people; making the very most of the time – buying […]

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