Distracted Energy: The Big Three Time Wasters for Pastors (And How to Get Rid of Them Forever)

The pace of ministry can switch from comfortable to chaotic with one phone call.

The daily activities of a pastor are often fragmented. Church work often happens in short conversations and activities—10 minutes here, 15 minutes there. Quick, hopscotch exchanges are normative in the daily management of the church.

These irregular patterns occur because of the nature of shepherding. Managing a church means you have several different roles that are constantly changing.

Liaison. Pastors are the spok...