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Thanks Sandy!

Not only does Sandy make my life easier, but now “she” is helping me with my Google ranking.
Thanks for including me in your “Buzz” section today!
IWantSandy.com is a fantastic tool…used it a handful of times today already. Check it out.

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Three Ways to bring simiplicy to your Monday

It is Monday and I walked into church today fried.  It has been a very busy season and I have been overwhelmed with details and responsibilities.  I knew I needed to do some things to give me some peace of mind.
So here is what I did.

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1.  I unsubscribed to 10 blogs.  [...]

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High Tech Tools for the Productive Pastor #4

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Here is another tool I use weekly….Zamzar.
Zamzar is a free file conversion website. Suppose you get an PDF file you would like to be able to convert to a .doc file. No problem. Just surf over to Zamzar, upload it, choose .doc from the drop down menu to have in [...]

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High Tech Tools for the Productive Pastor #3

So far I have covered using iTunes and IWantSandy. Today I want to cover another high tech tool….your cell phone.
I would guess that 90% of pastors have cell phones and just recently have I started to see the power of my phone beyond making and receiving calls.

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Here are some of the [...]

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High Tech Tools for the Productive Pastor #2

Before I begin highlighting tool number two, a word of clarification on the first tool…I want Sandy. I mentioned that one of the things I did not care for was receiving an e-mail reply on every reminder request I sent. I just felt it was one more e-mail to delete.
One of the team [...]

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High Tech Tools for the Productive Pastor #1

This week I want to highlight five high tech tools for the productive pastor. These are five tricks and tools I use to stay on top of the massive number of details those of us in ministry are expected to stay on top of. The first is my assistant, Sandy.
Okay, she is not [...]

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The Gmail Bookmarklet on the Monday Hack

If you have read this site for a few months, you will know that I think Gmail is one of the greater applications to come down the pipe for communication in the past few years.
Today I stumbled upon a “bookmarklet” that makes it even easier and faster to send an e-mail with Gmail.
First, download and [...]

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Work less and get more done


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Jott - The Monday Hack


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Why Write Things Down?


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