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One of the most important priorities for the busy preacher is to make adequate time for sermon preparation. I have taken an informal survey of the pastors I know and asked them to rank their daily activities by their importance. Most rank prayer number one and study and sermon preparation number two. Followed by ministerial visitation. counsleing and church administration.

However when asked what they spend their time doing, church administration, counseling and visitation take the top three places. Why is this so? Because most preachers are reacting instead of acting. They are responding to the urgent need but not attending to the most important tasks. A preacher or pastor only has one-hundred sixty-eight hours in a week, just like everyone else. It is impossible to do everything for everybody and to be everything to everybody. So you must prioritize your activities putting the most effective activities at the top of the list. Preaching and sermon preparation must be given priority. Studying to prepare your sermon outlines must be given top priority in your study schedule. So, how do you do that?

It begins with making a weekly schedule. Every Sunday night you need to spend some time with your personal calendar planning what you need to do during the coming week. I believe that this begins with making a list of everything you know has to be done. This list will include, prayer and devotional time, general study time, sermon study and sermon outline preparation time, hospital visitation time and general visitation as well as evangelism, church administration, rest and recreation time and time with your family. Once you have a list of all possible activities you can sort them into these 4 categories. URGENT and IMPORTANT, URGENT but NOT IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT BUT NOT URGENT, NOT IMPORTANT AND NOT URGENT. Everything needs to be placed in one of these four. categories.


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