 Okay, good morning. Let's start. Okay, we're looking at Mark chapter 4. And so we read about the Lord Jesus. So here in this Mark chapter 4, we read about the parable of the sower and so on. And at the end of it, the Lord Jesus, after explaining the parable of the sower, explaining the significance of the seed that is sown, etc., in verse 24, verse 23 and 24, verse 23 says, If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear, take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you. And to you who hear, more will be given. For whoever has to him, more will be given. But whoever does not have, even what he has, will be taken away from him. So just focus our attention on verse 24. It says, take heed what you hear. What is it that you're taking in? And with the same measure that you use, the same measuring quantity or what is it that you use in order to take, the same measure that you use, it will be measured to you. So we see an important principle here. It says the Lord also after that saying that if you, you know, he who has more will be given. So one is, what is it that you are hearing? You're hearing not just, you know, physically, but what is it that you're receiving? Okay, into your heart. Second thing is the same measure that you use. Okay, so measure can be, okay, in, in practical simple terms, it just means what kind of vessel that you use in order to collect something, right? The same measure that you use, it'll be measured to you. So which means that whatever effort, the level of hunger, the, the, you know, the, the extent to which we are open and to receive, right? The same measure that you use, it'll be measured to you. So the Lord is saying it's, it's up to you, right? For you to receive, it's up to you. What measure are you using? And how hungry are you? How desperate are you? Because he's not putting a limit, because he's an infinite God. But he's saying that the same measure that you use, it'll be measured back to you. Okay, so, so even as we go through this week, or even today, you know, we can think about that, you know, what measure am I actually carrying? What is it? What is the size of the, I don't know, the vessel or whatever that I'm, you know, to receive? Because the Lord is not putting any limit on it. He's just left it to you. You know, what is the measure that I'm carrying when I go to the presence of God, when I sit with Him, to read the word, when I pray, what is the measure that I'm carrying? Okay, so if we would change our measure, then what will be, what we will receive, what is measured to us will also change. Right? So the question is, you know, do I need to change the measure of what I'm taking, what I'm carrying? Am I satisfied with the kind of measure that I'm carrying, so that I'm satisfied with what is measured to me, what I'm receiving? Or do I need to change the measure of what I'm carrying? Right? So let's pray. Let's just ask the Lord to speak to us. Father God, we thank you, Lord, for this day. We thank you for this exhortation, Lord, that the measure that we use, Lord, same measure, it'll be measured to us, Father God. And so we thank you, Lord, that you've given us, you've given us the owners, you've put the Lord owners on us, Lord, the same measure that we use, it'll be measured to us. And Father God, we thank you that, Lord, we can really look into our lives and see whether we need to change the measure. There's any change, any adjustment that we need to make in the way we are approaching Father God, because you are not placing any limit, you're not withholding anything, God, but you are asking that we need to, Lord, with whatever measure we come to your presence, oh God, that you will pour out, you will pour in. And so, Master, we just pray this morning that you will enable us to increase, you will enable us to change the kind of the measure that we are using. Yes, the hunger level, Father God, the responsiveness to your word, Lord, the sensitivity to the leading of the Holy Spirit of Father God, the extent to which we are surrendered and yielded, Lord, to you, Lord, Master, we, even as we come, Lord, we pray that if you need to make any adjustments, you will enable us with your Holy Spirit. And so that, Lord, we can receive all that you, you're pouring out, Father God, and Father God, yes, Master, I pray that it'll be a, we are also asked that you would expand our capacity to receive from you, Jesus, expand our capacity, Lord, let our Spirit go, Father God, the way you created, oh God, to, to receive from you, Father God, Lord, yes, Master, as deep calls on to deeper, Father God, we call on to you and Lord, even as you pour out, Lord, we want to receive, Master, from your work, Lord, from the work of your Spirit, oh God, we thank you, we give you all the praise, all the glory in Jesus' matchless name, we pray, amen, amen. Okay. So how's going leadership? Going okay. You notice that there's a lot of theory at times, right? Like we looked at how we need to, what we need to look for in raising up leaders, okay, a lot of things might be, you know, very theoretical. But these are things that we can actually put into practice. And at same theoretical, at times, because maybe we are not at that place of raising up leaders, maybe, you know, so it seems like, okay, I will cross the bridge when it comes, you know, sometimes we think, okay, it's not happening in my life. So we'll let's see. But the thing is that, you know, since each one of us is a person of influence, right, each one of us, God has given us the ability to influence others, it's called us to be salt and light. So, you know, we can look and see, okay, who is it that the Lord is placed in our lives? It could be one person, it could be many, right? Whom, who was tied to our lives, whom we can make a difference, and we can actually build that person up in all these areas. And also, you know, all the while taking care that we build ourselves up in all these areas that we saw. Okay, so last class, we looked at the community, how, you know, looking at the church in Jerusalem, and we looked at a few things, you can read through it, right? So today, we're going to look at, you know, as we can look at the section of leading through time, leading over a period of time, one important aspect is leading through transitions, right? So what is, what is the transition? Change? Yeah, so the, when you look at transition, it means change from one state to another state, right, from one season to another, maybe, right, and, and bridging that, right? So a transition is that so in leadership, as we lead, there are transitions that we need to, we need to be aware of. And which means that we need to be prepared to lead through those seasons of transitions. And when one very classic example that we see in the world is Joshua chapter one, where Moses is no longer leader, and Joshua steps in to be the leader. Okay, so he leads the people, the Israelites in that transition. So the so for the Israelites, it was a transition because there was a change in leadership. But Joshua himself, it was a transition because now, from being a person who was being prepared for leadership, from being a person who was always, you know, following the instructions of Moses, maybe, here he was, you know, now, shielding the huge responsibility of leading the Israelites, right? So we see that, you know, that's, so here in this, in this case, we see that transition, it was a prepared transition, right? If you see that Lord has already prepared Moses for it, he had already spoken to Moses to say, you know, you, you lay hands on them, you, you appoint him as a leader in the, you know, in front of all the congregation and so on. So, so we see it was a kind of a prepared thing. And then, you know, there was, and then he became a leader. But we see that in Joshua chapter one, we see that the Lord is having this conversation with Joshua. And he says, okay, this is what you need to do. He's instructing him. And he also tells him, you know, be strong, be courageous, right? And gives him that instruction of this book of law, should not depart from your mouth, all that. And the people also echo the same thing. So it's a very positive thing that happens. Okay, here is Joshua being appointed as a leader. And then he's Lord is also encouraging him, the people also saying, you know, we will do, we will be with you, right? Only be strong and courageous, the very instruction that Lord gives, they also, you know, echo the same thing, you know, be strong, be courageous. Okay. What if there are transitions where it's unexpected? Okay, so such things also happen. You know, whether it's a church, whether it's a ministry, where we are totally, you know, seeming unprepared for it, you know, it was something sudden, like maybe the passing away of a leader, or maybe the leader who was there needed to be moved out for whatever reason, like, maybe there's a moral failure, maybe there is a financial, you know, some, some failure, you know, on the part of the leader and the leader had to step down. And so there is a transition, right? So, so we as leaders, we need to lead through these seasons. Okay, so, and how we lead through the transition with sensitivity, wisdom, will ensure the ensure the success of, you know, the journey of the ministry. Okay, whether it's a church. So because if you don't handle the transition well, then it can destroy a lot of things whatever was built up through the years, right? Okay, so here are some practical things to go through, challenging transitions, right? If it's a, if it's a prepared transition, then it's, you know, the previous things that we saw, you know, how this different stages, initial stage, the preparatory stage, you know, the maturity stage and so on. So that would apply. But if it is a unplanned, sudden transition, a challenging one, then here are some practical things to keep in mind. Okay, the first thing is, understand that, okay, there is, there will be some kind of a turbulence or some kind of a disturbance, right, because of the transition, like the leader who was leading so far is not there. And now you have to step in and you have to lead. Okay, what are some things that could happen, where people are currently seeing you as a leader, and maybe they are happy, maybe some of them are not, right? Maybe, you know, they're still grappling with this whole thing, you know, you know, maybe why this leader is not there, why the one who was leading is not there. Or maybe they're grappling with, you know, whatever reason for which he's not there, he or she is not there. We're going through that. Right. What happened? Why, you know, a lot of questions and, and so on. So there is some kind of a, you know, emotionally, there is a turbulent kind of a stormy kind of a season, right? So the first thing is not to, you know, not to give in to whatever that disturbance is, not to yield to that, but to keep the focus on the Lord during that time, right, knowing fully well that, well, this has happened, we, we, yes, you know, for XYZ reason, it has happened, but I'm going to keep my eyes on the Lord because he is bigger than this, bigger than the problem that we're going through, maybe, maybe we have to navigate as a team, as a ministry, as a church, right? So we're going to keep our eyes on the Lord. Okay. Second thing, like from 93, some says, the Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters. He's talking about the storm, he's talking about the floods and he's saying, the Lord on high is mightier. Okay, the second one is to make decisions out of a pure and sincere heart. Okay, so what happens is that, you know, certain decisions maybe have to be made. Okay, certain difficult decisions, difficult choices, right? Maybe it could even be shutting down of a church, right? Because of whatever, you know, the leader had done and it could be shutting down of a church, it could be, you know, maybe removal of certain people in leadership position. Okay, so make every decision out of a good and sincere heart, right? So you're looking at the overall picture, there's no partiality, you know, you're doing it with dignity, you know, not breaking the person, all that. So do it with a good and sincere heart. That's the thing, we need to guard our heart, you know, because these are moments when we could get angry, disappointed, and, you know, sometimes bitter with people know, why, why did this happen? So, you know, maybe, you know, just want to punish or take back, you know, because you've invested so much in the lives of people, and this has happened, and maybe you've, you know, you just want to, you know, give vent to your anger and so on. But the thing is, this is not the time, it is never the time it is to guard our heart, and to make decisions out of a pure and sincere heart. Second thing is, yes, guarding our heart, you know, because there could be fear, there could be hurt, there could be, you know, the temptation to criticize the person, the temptation to, you know, put all the blame on that person, maybe, right? So this is the time to guard our heart. Okay. And sometimes some of those decisions that we take, we may not be able to explain to each and every one. Maybe you're able to explain to the, the core team. This is what, and talk about the negatives of that person, or the problem, you know, the extent to which the, the damages were done with the core team, but you mean, you don't want to share that with each and every person, right? And it looked like one list of negatives, okay, this is what the person did, this is what the person did, and you don't want to do that, right? You want to honor the person as well, and you want to let the person leave with dignity. So, so maybe the others are, you know, looking at, you know, looking at you and saying, okay, this is the wrong decision. You should not have done that. I think you are wrong in letting, you know, removing this person from leadership. And so, you know, in guarding your heart, and maybe in sometimes it's a difficult position, because you want to protect the person who's leaving also, like you want to protect the dignity of the person on honor of the person who's leaving. You just want to do it in a good way. And then you are being perceived as a wrongdoer. In the sense other people are saying, you know, I think it's the wrong choice, wrong decision, why you're not able to explain fully to each and every person, but to the team you can, right? So be willing to be perceived as a wrongdoer. Okay, so it's a tough thing, right? It's a difficult thing when you lead to a transition, leave the vindication to God, you know, if the other person is saying all kinds of things about you, and about the ministry, and you know, which is not true, right? So you don't have to get into a match, like, you know, like, sometimes what happens on social media online, you know, we see one person is saying all kinds of things against the person and the other person is also saying all kinds of things about the ministry and in between, you know, people are people who do not know the Lord, you're saying, Okay, these Christians are like this, this is what happens and, and others who are believers are also, you know, confused and hurt and all that is happening. So we don't have to get into that. Okay, good thing. Stay focused on the journey that is ahead. Okay, so what is the big vision? Big picture? What does the Lord called us to do? Okay, so even during that transition, don't make the transition the main issue. Okay, so yes, there is a change in maybe leadership, there is a change in the way we're doing ministry, maybe there is a change in, you know, cutting down on ministry or whatever it is. Don't make that the big issue that has to be communicated, that has to be shared, but let that not be the main thing, you know, every day or every week, right, while that is addressed, and we are joining through it, focus on what is ahead, like focus on the big picture. Okay, right. Then keep the core people together. We're talking about the core team, talking about the main team or the leadership. We need to communicate. Okay, we need to communicate why things went wrong, we need to share, you know, what what steps are being taken, and that has to be very clear, clearly mentioned, you know, things like why, what, how, etc. It has to so that the team needs to know they might have questions, they might have certain, you know, certain things they maybe they don't understand. And maybe there are certain things that they're not agreeing with, right. But that has to be made clear. And that time of discussion has to be there. Okay, we're talking about the the team which is closest, right, the core team or the leadership team and so on. So the core needs to be together. And you know, one outcome of that will be that the core team will be able to explain to their teams and to others in a very clear manner. Okay, otherwise, it can be a very confused thing that goes out. It can be a lot of lot more confusion than what is already present there. Okay. Sixthly, convey a singular message, like don't deviate from the truth. Okay, so we're not talking about changing, you know, the truth or diluting the truth. So whatever is being spoken, let it be the truth, right, let it be the non contradictory, meaning, you know, one day we say something, second day we say something opposite of that. Okay, so convey that same message and let it be the truth, right, uncompromised, undiluted truth. Okay. Point the right people to lead. So let's say there is a, you know, the leadership of a particular department of a ministry now is not there. Appoint the right people. Otherwise, you as a leader for a season, you may have to step in and take that extra load. Okay, now that's a difficult part, right, because there is a vacuum there, and you may have to step in and take the load. If the right person is not there, if you feel that, okay, nobody's ready, or people who are there or also may not be able to take that responsibility, then one has to step in, take that responsibility. Okay. Address and answer questions privately sufficiently. You know, there may be questions, maybe we're talking about a church ministry, there may be questions from, you know, folks. So address that, address those questions, maybe you can ask people to write to you, speak to you. Maybe they can be a, you know, even a frequently asked questions page, right, you can send it out or an email, you know, these are some questions that you might have. And these are some answers, you know, in addition to that, if there are clarifications, you know, this is how you can get those answers. This is how you can get those clarifications. Okay. To do that, right, then wait for things to settle down before introducing new things. Now, what is a state of mind of the, of the everyone involved? It could be a state of unrest. It could be a state of, you know, not sure of things, how things are going to happen, how things are going to, you know, in the next few steps and how things will be. Therefore, one needs to not introduce new changes and new things. Okay, because nobody's in a, in a frame of mind to receive that. Okay, everybody wants to see the stability, and, and how they want to see, okay, how things are going to be consistent. Before one is able to receive new direction or new changes or introducing new things to be done. So to introduce new things, that is not the, that is not the right time or appropriate time. Okay, okay, then lastly, commit your reputation into God's hands, right? Maybe there could be, you know, because, you know, things could be said about, about us, things could be discussed about us. And we need not be necessarily right. But then you commit your reputation to God's hands, know that He's the indicator, He will, you know, but you're doing everything right, you know, you're doing the other things, right? It's not like you're not communicating, you're not answering the questions, you're not clarifying things, you're not leading, doing everything, all the other things. And you are committing, you know, committing your reputation while you do all these things, while you focus on God, you focus, you know, committing that to God's hands, okay? Okay, any questions? We looked at 10 things. Now, I know that it is very futuristic, right? Maybe some things, you know, we have not seen, or maybe some things we have, you know, we have also. Any questions on this? Anything at all? Okay, now, so why are we looking at this? Because it's a, it's a very real scenario. Okay, it could, it could happen. And we see a lot of it, you know, we read a lot of it happening in today's church and ministries and so on. And and we need to have the wisdom and the knowledge to handle it in the right way possible. Okay. Yeah. Anything at all? No. Okay. Do you have a question? Okay. Okay. So we, if there are no questions, we'll kind of shift direction a little bit. And talk about productivity or fruitfulness, you know, the Bible talks about fruitfulness. So, you know, just that's another word for being productive or being useful, right? So, personally, as leaders, we need to be fruitful. Now, the expectation is that we be fruitful. Okay. John chapter 15, we see the Lord saying, I'm the wine. And the father is the wine dresser. And he's talking about every branch that we are branches connected to the wine. And what is the father coming to see? He's coming to see fruit. Okay, which means that so what does fruit mean? This case? The result? Okay. Okay. So what? So it is, it is various areas, right? You know, first and foremost, it's Christ likeness character. Okay. So you're connected to the wine, and you're the branch. And what is the food? Yeah, food that you're bringing out? What is the life that you're living? So if you look at it, it's a very life. How we live our life, it is, it goes beyond just so some momentary events, right? It goes, it's, it's, it's our life, entire life, how we live our life, what is happening with our life, right? So if you look at it, if you go through the passage, he says that, okay, you abide between you stay, I stay in you, etc. Without me, you can do nothing, right? But he also says that in verse two, every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes. Okay, so what is this pruning? Cutting, shaping, molding, how do you mold a plant? Yeah, I mean, like, but I get your idea is you're saying, okay, bringing some change, re, reshaping, yeah. What was dry? Okay. Okay, I think there's no mic. Okay. So yeah, what was dry, you take it out. Okay, so, okay, so when you take out what is dry, then it becomes more fruitful, is it? I'm not a gardener. So I just asking. Yeah. Okay. Okay, let's hear from the expert. Okay. Okay. Okay. I see. Okay. Yeah. So whatever is dry, you trim it, you cut it. And so whatever is inhibiting the fruit bearing, it actually, you know, it's taken out and I also read somewhere that, you know, if if the pruning doesn't happen, then the the entire all the nutrition and everything goes into that area. And, you know, maybe it puts out more leaves or whatever, but then the fruit doesn't show up. Right. So all the energy, everything goes in. So practically, in our life, we can say that, okay, in terms of distractions, in terms of maybe misdirected efforts, right. So when we practically look at it, these are areas that the Lord actually directs. And he says, Okay, I need to take that out. Right. So he could do it sovereignly. He could do it without cooperation. He says, Hey, this is not really, you know, good use of your time and good use of your resources, because it's, you know, you're putting all your time, energy and everything, but it's not really being effective. Right. You're not really producing what you should be producing. And so the Lord ruins, okay. And we look at pruning as a very painful thing in our lives. Normally, you know, that's how we look at it. Right. So whatever I'm enjoying, suddenly it's gone. And God is, you know, like cutting it off and saying, Okay, I'm doing it for your good. Don't worry. You know, but the thing is, it's, it's to make us more productive. And it's, yes, in a way, it seems like a loss because it's dealing with maybe things of the flesh, right, things that are counterproductive. But it's making us fruitful. And we realize it, because fruit is seen, right, put will be seen. It's not like it's, it's not going to be, you know, it's barren forever and ever, fruit will be seen. And those are so immediately we realize, Hey, that was this was good. It's tangible. Okay, so that the whole thing is that God wants our lives to be fruitful, to be productive. And he does these things, these adjustments so that we can be fruitful. Okay. So when it comes to our lives as leaders, we our lives need to be, in other words, productive, like effective, right? So from this spiritual aspect from, you know, from how we live our life, whatever we are doing, maybe as a working professional, maybe as a, you know, business person, you know, it's not a wrong expectation to say that my life needs to be productive. Okay, because the minute we say, okay, where is the productivity, we think, Okay, this is worldly. This is a worldly expectation, you know, targets, deadlines, you know, performance review, worldly expectation. I just need to just go through life. But the thing is, what does the father saying, you know, what does the gardener mindless are doing, he's coming and he's saying is there. Okay, so when it comes to productivity, practically speaking, you know, when which means that our lives need to be efficient. Okay. It means that our output, the productivity depends on what kind of input we are, what kind of effort, what the quality of effort, the quantity of effort that we're putting into a task. Okay, for example, studies, okay, studies, if you need to be productive, it doesn't matter if I'm sitting with a book for five hours, right? It doesn't matter. At the end of it, if it's not really productive, useful, right? Because why do I say that I used to do that? School, college, you know, somewhere I'm satisfied, I'm not doing it, I'm sitting with a book. But my mind is somewhere, I'm not really doing that intense study that I'm supposed to not retaining anything is going anyway, but I'm sitting with the book. Doesn't help, right? So it means, okay, it's, it's the mind of effort, the quality of quantum of effort, and the quality, you know, is it like intense, it is without distraction, it is focused, right? So, so also for every task that we're doing, okay, to just ask ourselves, you know, what is the effort that I'm putting in? Right? What is the effort? Is it going to be is it going to result in effectiveness? Otherwise, we need to really question, because, you know, let's say we put in some kind of, let's say effort, we call it effort a, which means certain kind of effort, certain things, certain strategy we put in effort a and we, we got the result, result is B. Okay. Now, if you want result, like to be or three B three times that, right, or four times that, can I put in the same effort? It has to be different. It has to be slightly maybe marginally different, in order to get a, you know, maybe increased the result. I can't put, you know, I can't put in the same effort, right? Maybe it has to have something to do with increased time or it has something to do with something, some difference, right? So, so we need to ask and question that, you know, as a leader, if I need to be productive, what changes do I have to make in my efforts, right? And what is going into that work, right? It could be leading the team, it could be in, you know, whatever we are doing spiritually, what changes are we making? Okay, here are some things that we can look at. Okay, when it comes to increased efficiency, leading to productivity, right? The first thing is to organize. Okay, how organized we are, you know, we looked at organizing people, organizing our time, organizing our schedule, everything, organizing finances, right? So how organized are we? Okay, so when we organize, like, for example, organizing of our of our work itself, okay? A simple thing would be, you know, things in your, on your notepad or on your laptop, you know, is everything all over the place? Or is it in folders? Right? So if it is in a folder, what advantage is that? Yeah, so, so which means they are being effective in in the use of your time, right? You're able to access it and retrieve information quickly, right? So if you if you need to, if you're going to search for 10 minutes to, you know, to access something that you put in just a week ago, then that's not a good use of time, right? Okay, then secondly, one is to organize. Second one is to reuse. Okay, so what do we mean by that, to reuse for efficiency? How do you think that can be practically possible in whatever you're doing? Could be, we can. No, recycling is, okay, you're not wasting something, you're actually putting it to a different process so that it can come out in a different way. I mean, that, that also. Then we know how to do better. Because we are using this. Okay. Yeah, this is you want to use that? Yeah. Yeah. They'll do I was it successful? Okay, yeah. So the thing is, you know, if it's a reuse, it's, it's mainly if it's, if it's good, like, if something is not good, then you won't actually do the same thing. You will do it things differently, right? So, so you, let's say you did something and it and was effective, it was successful, and you use that again, use that model again, use that pattern again. You know, some things like, okay, let's say, the song list that you prepare, okay, or the song sheets or the song database that you prepare, you reuse it, right, you put it in a database and you reuse it, you put it in a place that is safe, and you reuse it, right? sermons, for example. So it, it is, when we, you know, it is effective, effective use of our time. So you don't have to actually download every time from the internet, right? A simple example is like the songs that we use for maybe afternoon time of worship. And so if it's in a place where you know you can access it, you don't have to, sorry. Yeah, the lyrics, song words, yeah. So you don't have to again, go through the whole process of taking it, downloading it, typing it, changing it, etc. So that's a simple thing. So, and also, you know, if there's any communication, you know, for example, maybe there are letters to be sent, right, certain, it has a certain format, you're sending it to a person to welcome somebody, maybe to church, or you're thanking somebody who has come to church, right? We can reuse that format. It helps. Work ahead of time. Third thing, work ahead of time, time box your work. What does that mean? One is to plan ahead. Like we said, organizing our schedules, you plan ahead, well ahead. And when we work ahead of time, you know, the advantage is that we're able to think through clearly, make less mistakes, invest sufficient time on that task. Okay, so it comes out in an excellent manner, you're able to think through deeply. But also, at the same time, we need to time box in the sense, you know, certain tasks, let's say 10 tasks need to be done. We need to give each task some amount of time that you know, you set it. This is the time that I'm going to set for this particular task. Okay, why is that necessary? I'll tell you one example. Okay, I was doing my management course. I failed in one subject accounts for semester. Okay, so I had to take it as an area in the last semester. Now last semester, I went and I sat, I attempted one before I started with the first question. And I, I didn't realize I was spending so much time on almost one, I think one hour close to one hour 45 minutes on just that one section. Okay, and then I realized, hey, I've got, that's it. Yeah, I've got the remaining amount of time. This is what I have. And I have the entire question paper to finish. Okay, and I was panicking and I was rushing through and I don't know what happened. And I was just praying God, somehow, you know, I need to go get through this night. So with that in mind, what is time box? How does it help? In order to? Yeah, in order to complete the whole thing, right, if your whole work involves, let's say, 10 different things that you need to do. Okay. When we time box and say, Okay, this particular task, I'm going to give it so much time. Okay, maybe 20 minutes, maybe one hour, it's going to take one hour for this particular task. When we put that, maybe we can even set a timer that will help us enable us to plan things well, so that we can complete it. So same thing like when you want to preach, and you're preaching, right, you need to paste your message in such a way you completed, right? You have only 30 minutes or 40 minutes. Now, if you're going to, you know, if you have five points, and if you're going to spend a whole lot of things on the, you know, second point, because you like it so much, right, you like it so much, you want to spend so much, then you will not have time to complete the study that you actually plan. Okay, so there are different tools that help us. I just thought I'll share one particular thing. You know, we looked at the to-do list, right? Let me show. Okay, let me just share this. Can you see what I'm sharing? Yeah, it's called the 18 minutes template. So this actually talks about a to-do list. This is step one. Okay, sit down with your to-do list. And it's actually a box of six main things. Okay, so see, when we when we look at, let's say, a list to-do list that you want, I think Francis needs to see it now. Okay, you're saying, okay. Okay, so if you look at the to-do list, it's one thing, right? You've got some maybe six tasks, seven tasks, eight tasks to do. Okay, but what if you have multiple areas, multiple responsibilities? Okay, like, for example, if, okay, I'm just looking at my role, okay, you're at APC. So I come here and I teach in the Bible College. Okay, so that's one, one box, one area. Okay, so with that, in that, there might be a few things, preparing for class, preparing question papers, maybe, you know, several things like that in one box. Another area could be, what else do I do? I'll ask you. Okay, member care. Okay, so in member care, there could be a few other things. Okay, like people to be contacted. Maybe some, you know, some people have requested some letters, administrative letters. Maybe in that, there could also be people who have requested marriage preparation. Okay, and there could be people who have requested for maybe a house visit. Okay, so that's member care. Okay, then what else? Third area? Pastral team, yeah, I'm part of it. Okay, let's say life coaching. Okay, life coaching is one. Okay, there could be some, some things with that maybe queries that are sent, people want to be connected with a mentor, they have some, you know, they want to know, okay, what life coaching is, etc. Okay, then what else? Three areas. Okay, maybe I'm leading worship on a particular Sunday. So preparing for that, sending the song list out, scheduling the, you know, rehearsal, booking the, you know, the jam room, for that particular Sunday. That's one area. Okay, four areas. What else? No, we're talking only about work. Okay, yeah, maybe one box can be personal, personal thing, bills to be paid, you know, errands to be done, clothes to begin finding, okay, whatever things to be bought. Okay, so we have these, these boxes. Okay, so, so this is what we see. Okay, take five minutes. Okay, decide what will make this day highly effective. Okay, make things off your to-do list and schedule them for today. Okay, then step two is to refocus one minute every hour. Okay, now, now this is, this is something by Bergman, Peter Bergman, and he does this, he's the one who came out with that, that, you know, the box to-do list. So you can set your phone, set your timer and say, okay, take a minute to check every hour. In this list that I'm doing is everything doing what needs to be done. Okay, am I being who I want to be right now? Okay, so every hour, so if you're going to be spending eight, eight hours or nine hours at work, typically eight hours, right? So eight minutes you spend on that, right? And then in the evening, when you're finishing everything, take five minutes to review. Okay, so here are some questions. How did my day go? What success did I experience? What challenges did I endure? What did I learn today? About myself, about others? What I plan to do differently? Who did I interact with? Anyone I need to update? Thanks. Ask a question, share feedback with. Okay, so it's the end of the day. Okay, so how many minutes are spent in that? Five minutes in that task? Okay, but totally eight plus five, 13. And then you start with five minutes, right? Yeah, so 18 minutes. So he calls it the 18 minutes planning or 18 minutes to-do list. That's how he calls it, right? So, so it's not one list, but it's multiple lists, not short lists. But you, you try and do this. And there are other tools also. I just stopped sharing. There are other tools also where, you know, people, they talk about a promoter. I think I don't know whether it's called a promoter list or promoter task, which means that every 25 minutes or 20 minutes, I think it's 20 minutes, you take a break for five minutes. Okay, so you give the task 20 minutes. Cool attention, no distraction, high intensity, you're completely there. Okay, 20 minutes, but you take a break after 20 minutes. Okay, so several ways by which you can make your work effective, and especially this time boxing and, you know, that really helps, right? Okay. Okay, one last thing is that you do your most important work during the best working hours. Okay, so it differs from people to people. Some people are very energetic in the morning. Okay, some people are very energetic in the evening. Okay, but you need to do your most important work, whatever you, whatever the most important could be. Okay, this is the important thing. This is the challenging thing. It need not be the most enjoyable work. Okay, it need not be the thing that you enjoy it, but it's, it's an important work and you need to do it. Maybe you enjoy, you know, doing certain things and, and normally human tendency is, we give that a lot of time, what we enjoy. Okay, but this is something that we need to do. Okay, the most challenging, the most important thing, give it your best time of day. Okay. Okay, we'll stop here. At this. Yeah, I'll put it on the screen. Yeah. Okay, thank you.