http://www.notamegachurch.com/2009/08/10/balancing-ministry-and-parenthood-and-being-effective-at-both-part-1-of-2/ Building a Youth Ministry that Lasts no matter what size Church you are! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:46:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.notamegachurch.com/2009/08/10/balancing-ministry-and-parenthood-and-being-effective-at-both-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Balancing Ministry and Parenthood and being Effective at both (Part 2 of 2) « Not a Mega Church? Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:31:21 +0000 http://notamegachurch.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-30 [...] Balancing Ministry and Parenthood and being Effective at both (Part 2 of 2) Posted August 24, 2009 Filed under: Planning | Tags: ministry, parenting, strategy | This is a continuation from an earlier post.  To look up part 1, look under Recent Posts or click here. [...] [...] Balancing Ministry and Parenthood and being Effective at both (Part 2 of 2) Posted August 24, 2009 Filed under: Planning | Tags: ministry, parenting, strategy | This is a continuation from an earlier post.  To look up part 1, look under Recent Posts or click here. [...]

]]> http://www.notamegachurch.com/2009/08/10/balancing-ministry-and-parenthood-and-being-effective-at-both-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Mark Seager Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:56:52 +0000 http://notamegachurch.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-29 I find it helpful to put time with family in my planner because whenever I leave it blank (since its not "work") I may schedule an unnecessary meeting or appointment since I have "nothing' scheduled. Unless its a time sensitive emergency, we should feel no guilt in telling someone "sorry, we'll have to meet another time, I have another meeting now" when my family time is in my planner. It seems crazy that in ministry world we try to help build up other families yet so easily neglect our own. I find it helpful to put time with family in my planner because whenever I leave it blank (since its not “work”) I may schedule an unnecessary meeting or appointment since I have “nothing’ scheduled. Unless its a time sensitive emergency, we should feel no guilt in telling someone “sorry, we’ll have to meet another time, I have another meeting now” when my family time is in my planner. It seems crazy that in ministry world we try to help build up other families yet so easily neglect our own.

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