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3 Reasons You Should Go On An Information Fast

You’ve probably heard the statistic: The average person today sees more information in a Sunday edition of the New York Times than the average person in the 18th Century was likely to see in a year — or a lifetime, if they were rural and poor. They don’t call it “the information age” for nothing. It’s a […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 10 years agoNovember 16, 2018

Emotional Health Health Personal Productivity Systems

5 Ways to Keep the Internet from Controlling Your Life

The internet is a great blessing. I love it. But ever feel like the internet is controlling your life? Ever feel like you started to get something done, then somehow wound up on Youtube watching Denver the Guilty Dog? Did you just click and watch Denver the Guilty Dog? 🙂 You’re not alone: According to Nielsen, US […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 10 years agoNovember 28, 2015

Pastoral Burnout Personal Productivity Systems

3 Systems That Are Working for Me Right Now (& the Tools I’m Using)

In this series on Systems in your work and life, I’ve talked about why you need systems, and then a simple plan for how to develop systems, and why you need to work with tools. So, here are 3 of the systems that are working in my life right now, and the tools that are […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 10 years agoNovember 16, 2018

Personal Productivity Systems

How to find the right Tools for Your Systems

So in this series on systems we’ve discussed why you need systems, and how to develop systems that work for you. But here’s something you’ll discover: your system is only as good as your willingness to use and maintain it. Over the years, I’ve created many of systems that died of natural causes — like laziness, […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 10 years agoJanuary 17, 2025

Personal Productivity Systems

How to Develop Systems in Your Life and Ministry

In my first post on systems, I shared the benefits of having systems in your life. Just in case you think you’re “not really a system type of person,” I should explain — you already have some systems. Really. The Brain Science Behind Habits and Systems Strangely enough, whether you are organized or live life “by […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 11 years agoJanuary 18, 2025

Increasing your willpower can help avoid pastoral burnout

Emotional Health Pastoral Burnout Personal Productivity Systems

How to Get More Done With Less Willpower

The bank teller yesterday laughed and called me OCD. (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) She said that because I pulled out my phone, looked at my budget and asked for $232 back in cash. And every week I get the same amount, in exactly the same denominations. All the tellers at my bank know. I’ve been called (good-naturedly) […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 11 years agoMay 25, 2017

Pastoral Burnout preaching sermons

Introducing SermonSubscribe

I’m pleased to announce that our church is launching a new ministry that will serve churches without pastors, or busy bi-vocational pastors who need preaching support. Introducing SermonSubscribe. The Sermon Subscribe Story: In 2012, I (Darrell S.) sat talking with Darrell Underwood, a USAF Master Sergeant who was moving to Clovis, New Mexico to be stationed at […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 11 years agoNovember 24, 2015