We have the freedom to make choices that can lead to blessing and favor or painful consequences. Battling busyness requires me to take a look inside my heart to make sure that my choices align with with my values/priorities. It’s not enough to simply prioritize my schedule, I’ve got to choose and schedule those things that matter most.

— Doug Fields (b. 1962), Jugendpastor, Autor und Redner

Topics: Time & Transience, Work & Vocation, Wisdom & Understanding

Doug Fields

Der US-amerikanische evangelikale Pastor und Autor Doug Fields (* 1962) leitete fast zwei Jahrzehnte lang die Jugendarbeit der kalifornischen Saddleback Church. Bekannt wurde er als Pionier der modernen Jugendarbeit und Verfasser zahlreicher Praxishandbücher zu Leiterschaft, Ehe und Familie wie dem Standardwerk „Jugendarbeit mit Vision“. Für Bibelleser stehen seine Texte heute für eine praxisnahe und beziehungsorientierte Umsetzung biblischer Impulse im Gemeinde- und Familienalltag.

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