W5 How to manage yourself

A DIY training aid

First published on this website in May 2025

Synopsis

This item is designed primarily for Ministers and has three sections.

1: Big picture thinking
This seeks to ask big questions about both life and ministry as to purpose and vision. You cannot work at self-organisation until you understand God’s purpose for your overall role.

2: Handling stress
This tackles one of the greatest difficulties facing church leaders. It recognises that some stress is good and right but problems emerge when it becomes ‘distress’. The sections include signs of stress physically, emotionally and spiritually, with practical ideas for how to live effectively in a stressful environment.

3: Four key tools to set you free
The final part is immensely practical and offers the tools of a ‘planning  retreat’, the art of saying ‘No’, the ‘To Do Diary’ and a monthly calendar’.

The material also includes 16 hand-out sheets for participants.

There is a set of 16 hand-out sheets to accompany this material which can be accessed here: