#3 Week Six Time Management Advice - Anton Folz

Feb 17th, 2009
Time Management Advice from Rev Brad Terhune

Interviewed;
Rev. Brad Terhune
Feb 8th, 2009 at Lakeview Wesleyan Church

Setting Boundaries; Pastor Brad gave three primary ways in which to set boundaries as a minister, they are as follows;
1) Become the leader of the committees if you are asked to be a part of one, and if the opportunity lends itself. Often times committees are what eat up the most time, so Brad suggested being the leader if you can so that the meetings flow well. Also a part of this must be that you have a genuine interest in the area of study or planning, and if you do not then maybe turn down the offer altogether.
2) When being asked to make commitments, whether to a committee or meeting of other sorts, ask what the responsibilities of being are part of the group or meeting is going to be, and then plan ahead. Ask what a typical agenda will look like to plan accordingly.
3) Have a secretary (if applicable) give you a notice that people have come to talk to you, then if you are in the middle of something, have then wait to complete the thought or e-mail and then give them your undivided attention. People are always more important than programming or whatever, but be productive and then give them your full attention.

Time Management Advice:
1) Know why you are coming into work. That way you know what to do, and do not waste time sitting around.
2) Know the priority of things to do for that day and week, maybe even month. When you have downtime, or things get done quicker than expected, then work on some of the smaller priority things that you know are on the back burner so to speak. Fill in the blank areas of the schedule with usefully and meaningful time with smaller projects.
3) Try and make a fifteen minute schedule for your week. This will allow you to utilize the time the best you can, and force you to see where time is being spent, maybe unnecessarily.