Youth Ministry Time Management

1. Establish health habits. It’s no secret that people are more productive when they eat and exercise properly. Proper diet will enhance mental capabilities and keep you focused. Getting seven or more hours of sleep each night will result in more productivity. What? There’s no way you can get that much sleep? It’s impossible to eat well when all teens want is pizza? You’re too exhausted to exercise?

Put sleep down as an “A” priority and go to bed at a reasonable hour. You don’t have to give up pizza, but you can limit yourself to a couple of pieces. And you can do light exercise during your breaks. Actually, we make time for what we want to do. Put health at the top of the list of goals if want to manage God’s time well.

2. Delegate (n. - a person authorized to act for others). What are you doing that someone else could do for you? Need to make twenty youth song books? Perhaps you have three teens who would do a good job of putting them together. Not only does delegating work take pressure off of you and allow you to use time somewhere else, it provides others an opportunity to serve and get involved in ministry.

3. Let technology work for you. If every member of the group needs to get an urgent message, use email. Keep a database updated so you can print labels instead of hand-addressing each mailing. Acquire a machine or computer program that will call all teens and parents and give them a message you recorded. Call bookstores, etc. before you ride over to see if they have what you want and discover that it will have to be special ordered.

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