The Christian's Guide to Effective Personal Management, Second Edition (Paperback)

by Kenneth W. Oosting

• ISBN13: 9781556351105
• ISBN10: 1556351100
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: WIPF & STOCK PUBLISHERS

Summary

Each of us as Christians has a challenge in how to effectively manage our own lives both personally and professionally. We must address a number of issues about ourselves: - our faith - our personal value system - the implications of our being Christians - our talents - our spiritual gifts - our formal education - our abilities Building upon this exploration, we need to set goals (and priorities within those goals). Then we must set strategies for implementing these prioritized goals toward effective personal management.

Author Biography

Dr.Kenneth W.Oosting is the founder and former president of William son Christian College, a Nontraditional bachelor's-degree-granting Christian college with on-site and online courses in Franklin, Tennessee. He also founded Oosting and Associates Inc., an academic management and Associates with an increased emphasis on enabling colleges and universities to provide online courses with little or no up-front cost. Together, Oosting and Associates and Knowledge Elements have served over 150 colleges and Universities. Dr.Oosting was the academic dean of Milligan College from 1976 to 1986 and, before his time at Milligan, served as a community-college president, dean, department chair, and professor. He advises college deans and presidents through workshops and campus Visits. Dr.Oosting's undergraduate degree is form the University of Michigan, and his PhD is from the University of Minnesota. He and his wife, Jacklyn, live in Brentwood, Tennessee. They have four children and twelve grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Managing yourself: The Prerequisites	p. 1
Who Am I? Know yourself	p. 23
What Does It Mean to Be a Christian	p. 43
Talent, Spiritual Gifts, education and Abilities	p. 57
Understanding Values: What Is Your System?	p. 67
Coping with a Complex, Stress-Filled and Self-Centered World	p. 101
Extending Self to Others: Showing Compassion	p. 123
Setting Goals: What Do You Want to Happen?	p. 137
Development of Priorities: What Is Most Important?	p. 151
Setting Strategies	p. 169
Self-Discipline and Attitudes	p. 189
Effective personal Management	p. 207
To Learn More	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 229
Scripture Index	p. 237
General Index	p. 239
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.