The Productive Pastor with Jonathan Pearson

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In this episode, Mike spends some time this episode chatting with Jonathan Pearson, who aptly describes himself as "a millennial determined to leave the world in better shape than he found it". They talk about different productivity methods both of them use (and have used), the tools of the trade, his book The Productive Pastor Handbook, and much more. Relevant Links http://productivityist.com/need-take-personal-productivity-personally/ (Why You Need To Take Personal Productivity Personally | Productivityist) http://productivityist.com/category/blog/todoist-collection/ (The Todoist Collection | Productivityist) https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2015/02/15/use-email-reminders-power-productivity/ (How to Use Email and Reminders to Power Productivity | Evernote Blog) http://jonathanpearson.net/2014/02/26/4-things-ive-learned-from-t25-workouts/ (4 Things I’ve Learned From T25 Workouts | Jonathan Pearson) http://fitstar.com/ (FitStar) https://ifttt.com/recipes/299921-calendar-to-todoist (Calendar to ToDoist Recipe by Jonathan Pearson | IFTTT) http://time.com/3914538/notebook-writing-life-better/ (This One Simple Thing Can Make Your Life Much Better | TIME) http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/why-startups-love-moleskines (Why Startups Love Moleskines | The New Yorker) http://jonathanpearson.net/ (Jonathan Pearson | Pastor. Communicator. Millennial.) http://jonathanpearson.net/productivepastor/ (The Productive Pastor Handbook | Jonathan Pearson) https://twitter.com/jonathanpearson (Jonathan Pearson (@JonathanPearson) | Twitter) Want to send Mike an app, book, or something similar to discuss on the show? Email Productivityist at info@productivityist.com and we'll give it a look. Want to listen on Stitcher? http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=53149&refid=stpr (Click here.) Really like the show and want it to flourish even more? Support The Productivityist Podcast by becoming a patron! http://patreon.com/productivityist (Click here) to visit The Productivityist Podcast's Patreon page and see what perks await those who pitch in a buck or more.

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