Why you should do your private business in public

Now that I’m back in the country, I still have some work to do before the next term kicks off.

Just like when I was in ministry, as a teacher, there’s a prevailing idea that there’s a lot of time off.

Those in ministry only work on Sundays…

Youth group only lasts for two hours per week…

Teachers only work 9-3…

Teachers get 12 weeks of holidays per year…

One way to combat this mindset is to do your “hidden” work in public.

Mark papers or do post-youth group admin in the library.

Do term preparation or sermon research in a local cafe.

In doing this “off the clock” work in the eye-line of others, then the mindset that teachers or those in ministry “only work” a limited window of hours may begin to fade away.