Welcome to the 19th episode of The Productive Pastor. I have a great interview in place for you today with Michael Lukaszewski focusing on systems. This is a topic I have been excited about for a long time. Michael is THE GUY to talk about why your ministry needs to use systems and I am so excited to share this interview with the productive pastor community.

The List:

HT to Dean Libby and Jonathan Andersen for sharing these links with the community via Twitter.

4 Things You Thought Were True About Time Management: Amy Gallo
As hot as the subject is right now, people can easily convince themselves of the benefits of practices that aren’t that beneficial. Amy dispels some myths and does a great job questioning things people think are true.

23 Daily Habits That Will Make You Smarter: Maggie Zhang
These are great time hacks…but also great practices. I think all of them can be part of always becoming sharper, more tuned to your life and just productive.

The 7 Deadly Email Sins: Zachary Sexton
Email isn’t a big issue for me, but it is for others. This list outlines some best practices as well as great tips to make sure your inbox doesn’t run you.

Systems with Michael Lukaszewski

1. What are systems?

If you need to do something more than once… you need to create a system for it. They aren’t a set it and forget item, but a way to effectively organize ministry. This is about becoming more effective.

2. How can you lead in systems from the middle?

How can a youth/associate/worship pastor lead using systems? Michael gives some great tips to leading from the middle.

3. What is the biggest conversation for ministry leaders to be having around productivity?

This isn’t about tools, the conversation we need to have is this…

“Is what we are doing truly worthwhile?”

Michaellukaszewski.com
@mlukaszewski

If you are interested in Michael or want more information on systems, check out these links.

Mentioned:

The500network.com/ Improvingchurch.com
The Rocket Company
The Systems Bundle
Five Financial Systems Every Church Should Have (Free download)

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