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#:$ MANAGE YOUR TIME

There are other things we do in our worship service, so it’s important you honor
your time limit.
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other countries, the full experience of “event time” is much more important than “clock time” (where
people follow set schedules and are sensitive to deviations from the appointed times). Generally speaking,
modern American culture expects and demands careful time management. Americans’ collective “atten-
tion span” is very short.

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listening. As a missionary, leave the audience wanting more. Picture a kind of “parking meter” inside the
pulpit: When your time’s up, it’s time to leave the space for the next person!

6 TIPS ABOUT TIME…

1. As a guest and honored servant of the church, respect the time frame given by the pastor.
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3. Do not say: “I wish I had more time” (or any phrase communicating dismay with a time limit). You just waste time saying it.
4. Do not ask the pastor from the pulpit: “Can I take another 5 minutes?” (That’s really awkward!)
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to the local church.
6. Honoring time honors the pastor, the church, and the larger purposes of the Spirit in the service.
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