While spending time with Perry a few weeks ago he shared 8 steps Pastors should take to get out of the drained zone and into the dream zone.  Perry also wrote a great post a while back titled the Pastors Pain.

Here are the 8 steps:

1.  Get a schedule that works for you.

• “I don’t recommend meetings on Mondays.”
• “Monday mornings, I get up when I want to get up.”
• “I’m more creative when I’m rested.”
• “You set your agenda.  Do not let anyone else set your agenda.”
• “Stop trying to be a freaking hero that works 75 hours a week.”
• “Don’t apologize for it.”

2.  Establish a sustainable preaching schedule.

• Aim to speak 40-42 weeks per year.
• Try not to speak more than 7 weeks in a row.
• Plan a preaching calendar.
• Get your leadership team to hold you accountable.
• “your church needs your leadership more than your preachership.”-Craig Groeschel
• normal people forget your message within 24 hours.
• What our people will remember us for is how we led not how we preached.
• Don’t let people make you feel guilty about not preaching.

3.  When you take time off, take 2 weeks off in a row from preaching.

• Remember: Jesus loves the church more than we do and it will be okay if i’m not there.

4.  Learn to disconnect and relax.

• Have a date night with no cell phone.
• Hang out with the kids with no cell phone.
• Vacation with your wife one week out of the year with NO Kids.
• Do something fun.
• Read Books
• Attend Conferences

(more tomorrow)

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