Jared Wilson writes about three elements of personal management that should be part of pastoral life.
The third element Margin is the one that most pastors have the hardest time with because it is individual and can’t be controlled by a formula or program.
Margin is similar to rest, but it’s not about not working, but about intentionally incorporating into your schedule open spaces for the more quiet kind of work. Making sure I had plenty of margin in my ministry week for praying, reading, studying, and just thinking was extremely helpful.
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