Comments on: Schedule Rest First: The Five Steps to a Peaceful Ministry Day http://peacefulministry.com/2009/07/10/schedule-rest-first-the-five-steps-to-a-peaceful-ministry-day/ Helping ministers and their ministries thrive Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Five Steps to a Peaceful Ministry Day: A Case Study « Practicing Peace http://peacefulministry.com/2009/07/10/schedule-rest-first-the-five-steps-to-a-peaceful-ministry-day/#comment-29 The Five Steps to a Peaceful Ministry Day: A Case Study « Practicing Peace Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:27:12 +0000 http://peacefulministry.com/?p=26#comment-29 [...] Schedule rest first.  Joe adds fifteen minute blocks of rest every hour and a half.  He wants to read some articles and blog posts in Google Reader, so he decides he’ll do it during that time. [...] [...] Schedule rest first.  Joe adds fifteen minute blocks of rest every hour and a half.  He wants to read some articles and blog posts in Google Reader, so he decides he’ll do it during that time. [...]

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]]> By: Timothy Jones http://peacefulministry.com/2009/07/10/schedule-rest-first-the-five-steps-to-a-peaceful-ministry-day/#comment-8 Timothy Jones Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:47:08 +0000 http://peacefulministry.com/?p=26#comment-8 I'm working on making rest and ongoing replenishment more a part of the rhythm of my days. I'm going to be experimenting with the ideas here--the thought of scheduling this much rest this consistently challenges me. But it makes sense to think in terms of our "concentration spans" and most fruitful cycles. Thanks for the thoughtful and creative approches! I’m working on making rest and ongoing replenishment more a part of the rhythm of my days. I’m going to be experimenting with the ideas here–the thought of scheduling this much rest this consistently challenges me. But it makes sense to think in terms of our “concentration spans” and most fruitful cycles. Thanks for the thoughtful and creative approches!

]]> By: jasoningalls http://peacefulministry.com/2009/07/10/schedule-rest-first-the-five-steps-to-a-peaceful-ministry-day/#comment-5 jasoningalls Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:50:16 +0000 http://peacefulministry.com/?p=26#comment-5 Andy, Great questions and thanks for making the first comment on Practicing Peace! 1) Yes, there certainly are ways to transfer this into the busy, busy day of pastors. In the next post, I'll be talking about scheduling driving and will be working with an example that includes appointments outside the church. These basic steps are actually very flexible, and they can provide a space for a great amount of freedom in your everyday ministry experience. 2) I think the trick to sticking to your schedule of rest is making it social in character. Your staff have to know that you're practicing peace, and there needs to be socially acceptable ways for you to say "Leave Me Alone." Whether it is a "Do Not Disturb" sign or some other creative way of being "unavailable," you'll have to do it to practice rest. If you're in an office, I would suggest ignoring or turning off your phone, locking your door, and putting up a sign of some sort. It's 10-15 minutes at a time, and it's very seldom that there is an emergency to which you have to devote immediate attention. Practicing rest is hard because it cuts to the heart of our Messiah-complexes! It also bears witness to our faith in the sufficiency and power of the God we worship. 3) I think you can make driving into work or rest, depending on where you are in your day. This is going to come up in the next post. Andy, thanks again for reading and commenting. I hope you'll continue to benefit from Practicing Peace! Yours in Christ, Jason Andy,
Great questions and thanks for making the first comment on Practicing Peace!

1) Yes, there certainly are ways to transfer this into the busy, busy day of pastors. In the next post, I’ll be talking about scheduling driving and will be working with an example that includes appointments outside the church. These basic steps are actually very flexible, and they can provide a space for a great amount of freedom in your everyday ministry experience.

2) I think the trick to sticking to your schedule of rest is making it social in character. Your staff have to know that you’re practicing peace, and there needs to be socially acceptable ways for you to say “Leave Me Alone.” Whether it is a “Do Not Disturb” sign or some other creative way of being “unavailable,” you’ll have to do it to practice rest.

If you’re in an office, I would suggest ignoring or turning off your phone, locking your door, and putting up a sign of some sort. It’s 10-15 minutes at a time, and it’s very seldom that there is an emergency to which you have to devote immediate attention. Practicing rest is hard because it cuts to the heart of our Messiah-complexes! It also bears witness to our faith in the sufficiency and power of the God we worship.

3) I think you can make driving into work or rest, depending on where you are in your day. This is going to come up in the next post.

Andy, thanks again for reading and commenting. I hope you’ll continue to benefit from Practicing Peace!

Yours in Christ,
Jason

]]> By: Susan David http://peacefulministry.com/2009/07/10/schedule-rest-first-the-five-steps-to-a-peaceful-ministry-day/#comment-4 Susan David Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:19:41 +0000 http://peacefulministry.com/?p=26#comment-4 Hi, I would like to share with you a good ebook that's free to help pastors and their wives with discouragement and burnout. You can find it at: http://www.stoppastorburnout.com . It's quite helpful. If you have pastor friends or even their wives, we are currently inviting pastors and pastor wives to join charter membership club for free for 2 months,you might want to share this with them. You may visit http://www.susandavidlifecoach.com/index.php/sponsors for more information. We would also like to invite you to view our video on this topic at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miF-R0bCz0A. Feel free to share this with your friends or people you care for. Thanks, Susan David Hi,

I would like to share with you a good ebook that’s free to help pastors and their wives with discouragement and burnout. You can find it at: http://www.stoppastorburnout.com . It’s quite helpful.

If you have pastor friends or even their wives, we are currently inviting pastors and pastor wives to join charter membership club for free for 2 months,you might want to share this with them. You may visit http://www.susandavidlifecoach.com/index.php/sponsors for more information.

We would also like to invite you to view our video on this topic at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miF-R0bCz0A.

Feel free to share this with your friends or people you care for.

Thanks,

Susan David

]]> By: Andy Nagel http://peacefulministry.com/2009/07/10/schedule-rest-first-the-five-steps-to-a-peaceful-ministry-day/#comment-3 Andy Nagel Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:51:44 +0000 http://peacefulministry.com/?p=26#comment-3 Hi Jason, This was very interesting, thanks for doing this! I tried out your proposed schedule today and found it helpful. A couple of questions: 1. In my role as a pastor, it's kind of rare for me to work a 9-5 day. Often I have night meetings, and so on. Are there any tricks to transferring this principle into the crazy day of a parish pastor who isn't always in an office, at a desk? 2. How do I as a pastor stick to a schedule such as this in any meaningful sense given all the interruptions that come through my door? I think this probably only worked for me today since it was Saturday, and no one was in the church, and my wife and son are out of town! 3. In my role I'm often driving--to lunch meetings, to visit parishioners, to the hospital. Do I consider this time "working" or "resting"? Thanks again for this insight and website! I plan to check back and benefit from what you are doing here. Good work! Andy Hi Jason,

This was very interesting, thanks for doing this! I tried out your proposed schedule today and found it helpful. A couple of questions:

1. In my role as a pastor, it’s kind of rare for me to work a 9-5 day. Often I have night meetings, and so on. Are there any tricks to transferring this principle into the crazy day of a parish pastor who isn’t always in an office, at a desk?

2. How do I as a pastor stick to a schedule such as this in any meaningful sense given all the interruptions that come through my door? I think this probably only worked for me today since it was Saturday, and no one was in the church, and my wife and son are out of town!

3. In my role I’m often driving–to lunch meetings, to visit parishioners, to the hospital. Do I consider this time “working” or “resting”?

Thanks again for this insight and website! I plan to check back and benefit from what you are doing here. Good work!

Andy

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