Wednesday, December 17, 2008

LEARN LOTS/STAY SHARP

-Subscribe to periodicals on ministry, business, leadership, technology, education, or management to broaden your knowledge or skills in a certain field. If budget is a concern, visit friends who have subscriptions or visit bookstores and read their periodicals to expand your thoughts on the front edge of ministry
and business.

-Discuss current ministry ideas with a group of friends and colleagues.

-Read a book that will grow you personally.

-Read a book that will grow you professionally.

-Visit websites of current leaders in and out of the church that can speak into your life as
a leader.

-Learn how to download podcasts and listen to current business and ministry leaders. If this is not your cup of tea, find a reliable source of sermon CD’s or tapes from solid, trusted Bible teachers and church leaders.

-Start learning a new language.

-Buy or check out a new commentary and read it.

-Do a book, word, character, or theme study of scripture you haven’t really gotten into before.

-Prepare a sermon you might not even need right now to have waiting in the wings.

-Ask someone to critique your leadership or your communication.

-Write something intended for a larger audience.

-Fill in others here…

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