We all have 'stuff'.  Meetings, events, ideas, tasks, projects, notes files etc?  How do we keep track of it all?  Here is a basic guide to being effective with your time.

I have encountered a surprising lack of interest in or knowledge of Church History from my fellow believers.  This I think is a tragedy.  This I think opens us up to many potential dangers and lessens our understanding of the gospel and of God’s power and grace.

It’s my view that every Christian should be a student of Church history.  Here are my FIVE reasons why.

To get started in reading about church history then head over to https://effectivefaith.org/books/ for a list of books I recommend on church history.

Imposter Syndrome is something that can plague us all.  It’s the feeling that we are a fake and fraud.  Whatever role we have, whatever we are setting out to do achieve, we convince ourselves that we are not qualified and we do not fit in.  That we are out of place.

Imposter Syndrome can be destructive to our effectiveness.

Imposter syndrome is a lie.

There are two ways to respond to this lie.  The wrong way and the right way.....

We all intuitively know, that if we spent all of our time on these small, mundane, every day maintenance tasks, then we would not get very far and we would not achieve very much.  We are never going to move the needle in our industry or achieve any of goals by cleaning our house, checking our e-mail, cutting the lawn, paying the credit card bill or any kind of other administrative housekeeping tasks.  In the grand scheme of things, they aren’t that important.  So why bother caring about them at all?  Why bother having a system for managing them at all?  Here’s how I look at it.

PACT - Patience, Action, Consistency & Time are the crucial building blocks to help us achieve what's important and be effective in life.

Managing the environment we are working is just as critical as managing our time and our energy.  This week we have some great tips on what to do to make our working environment as effective as it can possibly be.

With more and more apps and tools on the market than ever before, and all of them promising to solve your productivity problems, how can we decide which apps to use to help us be effective and get stuff done?