{"id":29825,"date":"2014-04-03T03:09:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T09:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?p=29825"},"modified":"2014-04-03T03:09:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T09:09:27","slug":"5-ways-avoid-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/lead\/5-ways-avoid-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Avoid Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leading church volunteers can be a challenge. If your leadership energy is about to short-circuit you may need to try these 5 suggestions from Michelle Goodman, a Seattle-based business journalist.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Weigh the payoff of every task<\/strong>. Make sure you spend 80% of your time within your primary ministry focus. Finishing your Sunday sermon trumps achieving inbox zero.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Learn to delegate.<\/strong> This may be the most important skill for leaders to employ\u2014if they don\u2019t want to be a \u201cone-man-band\u201d. Decide which items on your plate are better suited for someone with the appropriate gifts and skills.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Rein in after-hours messaging.<\/strong> Lay some ground rules on what\u2019s an appropriate response time for email and text messages. Responding within 24 hours is a reasonable expectation. 5 minutes is not. Make sure your people understand the boundaries you establish.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Make time off non-negotiable.<\/strong> Plan that long-overdue vacation, sure. But make sure you reserve at least one day each week to de-stress and spend with family.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Leave some work on the table.<\/strong> The world won\u2019t slip off its axis if you fail to finish that low-priority task before calling it a day. In the words of Scarlett O\u2019Hara, \u201cTomorrow\u2019s another day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading church volunteers can be a challenge. If your leadership energy is about to short-circuit you may need to try these 5 suggestions from Michelle Goodman, a Seattle-based business journalist. 1. Weigh the payoff of every task. Make sure you spend 80% of your time within your primary ministry focus. Finishing your Sunday sermon trumps achieving inbox zero. 2. 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