time management

The things that helped me the most in time management are…

1) I worked on a job description. I had coffee with Pat and we went
over what Darrin had given to me and what I have been or would like to
be doing. Then we prioritized them according to what was most
important and with this we set goals for how many hours I should be
spending in each broad category of work such as youth group,
hospitality stuff, Alpha, etc. I made sure to account for clean up
times, emails time, and many of the random tasks that can take up
hours of my time each week.

2) Then I traced how many hours that I spent doing each area of
ministry. I was able to see how many hours I had worked in each area
of ministry and also how many more hours I either should or should not
spend working. I could check in the middle of the week where I was
at. On average it is important to spend the most time in the priority
areas.
This was good for me to see how much I was working because ministry is
so ambiguous and this can be confusing. I think it is important not
to work too much and burn ourselves our and also to not work too little.

3) Having a schedule book that I can take with me everywhere because
if I don't write it down right away then I usually won't.

Goals
1) Be flexible to the seasons of ministry but disciplined through all the quick and slows.

2) Continue to meet with Tasha and plan our weeks, budget, and big upcoming events.

3) Set some goals for the summer time. Try to figure out how much time I want to spend doing French, youth group, Alpha, fall prep, neighbors, etc. Dream for the fall. Get together with the University team and talk about how the new team and ideas that come along with that go.

4) Figure out an exercise routine with Jay. Stick with it.