Instead of reacting to or worrying about conditions over which they have little or no control, proactive people focus their time and energy on things they can control.
How can Pastors be proactive?
[ ] Plan your messages out a year and stick to your plan.
First things first, schedule your time off and schedule in trusted guest speakers.
[ ] Plan your messages out a year and stick to your plan.
Next, schedule in people your are investing in (partner messages).
[ ] Plan your messages out a year and stick to your plan.
Next, schedule seasonal messages / special events (Christmas, Easter, Anniversary Services, etc...).
[ ] Plan your messages out a year and stick to your plan.
Next, schedule growth campaign messages (Fall: Sept-Oct, New Years: Mid Jan-Feb, Spring: post Easter-May, etc...).
[ ] Plan your messages out a year and stick to your plan.
Finally, make sure you have a few open weeks for stand along messages (these allow you freedom to speak to community issues, felt needs, etc..).
[ ] Plan your messages out a year and stick to your plan.
Begin with the end in mind. The ability to envision in your mind what you cannot at present see with your eyes. It is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There is a mental (first) creation, and a physical (second) creation. The physical creation follows the mental, just as a building follows a blueprint. If you don't make a conscious effort to visualize who you are and what you want in life, then you empower other people and circumstances to shape you and your life by default. It's about connecting again with your own uniqueness and then defining the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines within which you can most happily express and fulfill yourself. Begin with the End in Mind means to begin each day, task, or project with a clear vision of your desired direction and destination, and then continue by flexing your proactive muscles to make things happen.
Being proactive is about choice. Beginning with the End in Mind is about vision. It happens day in and day out, moment-by-moment. It deals with many of the questions addressed in the field of time management. But that's not all it's about. It's about life management as well--your purpose, values, roles, and priorities. What are "first things?" First things are those things you, personally, find of most worth. If you put first things first, you are organizing and managing time and events according to the personal priorities you established.
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