I have always said that what you measure drives your behavior. I have found more conformation fo this in an article from Vanguard Church by Bob Robinson. He says: What is your church measuring? What does that say about your mission?: “ Edgar Schein, Professor of Management at MIT, says that whatever an organization measures becomes its de facto culture. Churches and ministry organizations write mission statements that are great, but they are only wishful thinking if they have put in place mechanisms to measure their success that are contrary to those lofty mission statements. For instance,a random mission statement

Here is a great post on how we should view a church if we are going to multiply or plant other churches called: Planting a Church? Plant a Teaching Hospital by Brandon Cox. See if this kind of multiplication resonates with you. Brandon Cox writes: That phrase – “teaching hospital” – jumped out at me during a recent conversation with Geoff Surratt, Pastor of Church Planting at Saddleback Church. As we discussed the vision of Grace Hills Church over lunch, Geoff helped me put words to the burden I kept feeling to plant more than a church – to plant

Here is a good article on managing yourself and getting out from the clutter that we all deal with. Four reasons you may be missing deadlines and how to fix these problems | Unclutterer see also www.disciplemaking.net