Ministry With Margin by Craig Groeschell

This is a great thought from Life Church's blog:

God works best through people and ministries with margin.

For example, if a church has no financial margin and sees a strategic opportunity that takes financial resources, this ministry is likely to miss the opportunity.

On the other hand, the ministry with financial margin can jump at the opportunity.

The same is true with time margin.

If a leader has little margin in her schedule, she might overlook God-ordained appointments. If God sends her someone to minister to, she might view the person as an annoying disturbance rather than a ministry opportunity from God.

Do you have financial and time margin in your ministry? Be honest.