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1. You might check out this video of Angela Yee’s focus system for personal organization. (From the Nine’s event last week.) Also, you might want to look into the exclusive web content of the Nine’s. You can find these here. 2. Do you use Evernote? I have found this tool to be so helpful. Evernote… Continue reading Ministry Inside.18

1. There are tremendous opportunities available to learn and grow. For example, if you will look at iTunes U (you will find this in the iTunes Store), you will see numerous universities and some seminaries listed. There are literally scores of universities and seminaries that offer entire courses for free. Just the other day, I… Continue reading Ministry Inside.17

1. Wade Hodges wrote a very, very good post recently, “Advice to Young Preachers,” that reminds me of a preaching class I attended at Emory University years ago. Much of the seminar consisted of various lectures on preaching by Fred Craddock, Barbara Brown Taylor, and Tom Long. One of the assignments was to bring to… Continue reading Ministry Inside.16

1. Do you practice “mind-emptying”? I have found this to be very helpful. (I first went through the exercise at a David Allen seminar.) I do this regularly. I take a blank pad and begin writing down in list form the things that are on my mind. Now at first glance, you might think that… Continue reading Ministry Inside.15

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1. I think it was my 7th grade teacher who said to me in a loud, frustrated voice: “Pay attention!” I am still trying to pay attention. How are you at paying attention? Do you pay attention to the quiet people on Sunday morning? Do you pay attention to those who are on the edge… Continue reading Ministry Inside.13

(Normally, Ministry Inside appears on Thursdays. However, I am going to publish a day early.) 1. Two important posts by John Frye (author of Jesus the Pastor ). See Jesus the Discernment Artist and Do We Believe in the Spirit? 2. You might want to read John Mark Hicks’ post The Church Has Left the… Continue reading Ministry Inside.12

1. Chris Brogan, who describes himself as “non-religious,” recently spoke of a book he liked regarding the author’s journey from atheism to faith. I have not read the book. However, I think it might be useful for ministers to simply listen to Chris in this video explain why he liked this book. It is very,… Continue reading Ministry Inside.11

1. You might enjoy reading this excellent post on family by my friend Tim Spivey. Tim raises the question: “How much should we focus on the family?” This is a very good post by a good thinker. Tim consistently writes good posts on his blog. 2. Recently I mentioned that I was reading The Drama… Continue reading Ministry Inside.10

1. Daniel Harkavy has written a short but helpful post on how to schedule projects into your calendar. Years ago, I took a one week summer class in which an adjunct professor taught these same principles. It was very helpful to me then and Harkavy’s thoughts are helpful now. 2. Choose your battles. Choose where… Continue reading Ministry Inside.9