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Crowdfunding Project #2: The Online Resource Library

August 7, 2015 by Matt Perman

Thank you to everyone who has been giving to and sharing our online funding campaign. Please keep it up! Even a simple tweet or Facebook share makes a big difference.

Yesterday I took you back into the kitchen with the online course. Today I want to do the same with a second project, the online resources.

Expanding the Resource Library

You may have noticed the “resource library” section in the global navigation for this site. That is where I post more detailed and long-term articles, as opposed to the general blog posts which are more front-burner and timely (for the most part).

You may also have noticed that there are more categories than there are resources. That’s because this section is under construction. I have between 600 – 1,000 articles I want to post. These articles are on all aspects of theology, leadership, productivity, and management, from a biblical point of view. Once we get them up, the site will hopefully be able to serve you as a large on-going resource site on these subjects, similar to how Desiring God is such a helpful resource site on theology.

What Kinds of Articles?

Someone recently asked me, “how can you possibly have 1,000 unpublished articles?” The answer is threefold.

First, I used to answer theological correspondence for John Piper. I kept many of the more substantial responses I wrote for people on important subjects in theology and Christian living. That totals about 300-400 I think. (Since some of these are short, I don’t always include them in the full count of articles, hence I usually am thinking in terms of 600 articles; but there are about 1,000 units.) These emails were written before this blog, which is why they are not up yet.

Second, in college I wrote a bunch of articles on all aspects of Christian theology and apologetics as I was learning those subjects. I put those articles on the website Justin Taylor and I started together in college, way back in the early days of the Internet. They have been there ever since, and my plan is to move them over here so that everything is in one spot.

Third, over the last 8 years or so I’ve written many articles on leadership and management from a biblical viewpoint, as I have been developing my thinking on the subjects. These articles outline biblical leadership philosophies that also utilize the best of secular research (such as Jim Collins and others), and also develop systems for implementing these principles in your organization (performance management, hiring, meetings that are better than movies, and many other things).

You can see an example of what I’m doing in the “web strategy” category, where I’ve already posted most of my resources on that subject.

I’m also posting the audio and video of my messages over the years, whenever I have it, so this will be multimedia as well.

A Comprehensive Tool for Free

My plan is to get all of these resources posted so that this site can be a comprehensive tool for you, serving you both with fresh content through the blog and a large amount of ongoing foundational content through the resource library. And I want all of this available to you for free.

To make it available for free, of course, costs time and money on my side, getting things posted and set up. Which is a big reason for the financial appeal. If this vision is exciting and compelling to you, would you consider a gift?

Filed Under: WBN News

Crowdfunding Project #1: The Online Video Course

August 6, 2015 by Matt Perman

Yesterday I announced this funding campaign to invite your help in supporting these three projects:

  1. An online productivity course helping individuals and teams who learn best through audio/video content
  2. A new, short ebook on Gospel-Driven Productivity that will be more accessible than What’s Best Next
  3. The posting of over 600 articles on theology, leadership, and productivity to this site

Today I’m going to bring you into the kitchen and share about the online course. Tomorrow I’ll tell you more about the book.   

The Basic Concept

People have a variety of learning styles, and many learn best when they can interact with the content in multiple ways. The online course will be designed with this in mind.

In the course, I’ll walk through everything you need to know to reduce stress and increase productivity in a session-by-session format. I’m excited to be able to incorporate a lot of principles and practical content that I couldn’t fit into the book.

Each lesson will accent application; it will be designed to help you absorb and integrate the content as effectively as possible. And, I’m designing it (of course!) to be able to fit into your busy schedules. So you’ll learn more, in an efficient way, and get a jumpstart in applying it in your life.

Think of it like a training program for your job, except you don’t have to take an extensive amount of time away and can do it at your own pace. Plus, it will be a lot of fun! I don’t like boring things, so I’m going to work hard to make this course engaging and interesting.

Productivity is More than Tips and Tools

A central feature of the course is that productivity is about way more than tips and tools. Those things are important, and I will teach many of them, but productivity is actually first a result of worldview. It needs to be on a biblical foundation and pursued with consistent biblical principles. The course will provide those biblical worldview foundations so that you can be truly productive, as well as give you the tips and tricks and tactics that can really help you get moving.

Free Access for a Gift of $100 

Your financial support is an essential part to helping me produce this content swiftly. So if you can, check out the GoFundMe page to learn more about the campaign and how you can support.

Any gift over $25 will get you a free copy of the book (more on this tomorrow), and gifts of $100 or more will trigger free access to the online course when it’s ready (estimated value of $250).

Filed Under: 1 - Productivity, WBN News

If You’ve Benefitted from My Books or Blog, Here’s a Chance to Help Financially

August 5, 2015 by Matt Perman

A Special Message from Matt Perman

My mission in life is to build up Christians in the faith so they might point people to Christ, transform their communities, and do all the good they can to the glory of God.

The chief way I aim to do this is through public theology––leveraging the writing, teaching, and organizational gifts God’s given me through various media, speaking, and consulting opportunities. For 13 years this was expressed in different roles at Desiring God, including leading the web department, serving as director of strategy, and helping build the ministry for greater spreading.

Over the past few years, my two biggest projects have been publishing What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done and creating content for WhatsBestNext.com, a resource site focused on applying theology to leadership, management, and the world of work. I have also been doing a lot of speaking at churches, conferences, non-profits, and businesses.

Your Help: Why and Why Now? 

With the humbling success of What’s Best Next and the passionate feedback I receive, one thing has become increasingly and compellingly clear: there is a deep hunger for more training in these areas––especially in the realms of gospel-empowered productivity and management.

Many Christians today are hungry to do work that matters, but they’re simply overwhelmed. They want to honor God and serve people in their work, but aren’t always sure how to do that with less friction and frustration.

I believe What’s Best Next has a role to play in meeting this need, but I keep hitting two major roadblocks:

  1. I can’t expand these ministry initiatives on my own
  2. Living expenses and family commitments prevent significant financial investment

In order to dedicate my full-time attention in this next season, I need help from a team of generous catalysts. I created this GoFundMe campaign to ask if you’d consider a gift of support to make the following strategic projects possible.

What Your Support Will Accomplish

Your generous support will enable the following:

  • Producing an online training course in Gospel-Driven Productivity (GDP)
  • Creating a much-requested book on GDP (more accessible than What’s Best Next)
  • Editing, organization, and making available over 600 unpublished articles on theology, leadership, management, and the world of work––all from a gospel-centered perspective. These will be free on WhatsBestNext.com
  • Start-up funds for building a WBN team

What Supporters Will Receive

If you’re able to support these efforts, I want to say thank-you in the following ways:

  • For gifts over $25, you will receive a free digital copy of the GDP book (when finished)
  • For gifts over $100, the book and free access to the online course (when finished, estimated $250 value).
  • For gifts over $500, the book, the course, and a free coaching session in the realm of personal leadership and personal management that customizes GDP for you.

Thank You

Thank you for your prayerful consideration of this opportunity. I am deeply appreciative of your support.

In Christ our Savior,

Matt Perman

[Help Support Matt’s Ministry Projects]

 

 

Filed Under: WBN News

If You’ve Benefitted from My Books or Blog, Here’s a Chance to Help Financially

August 5, 2015 by Matt Perman

A Special Message from Matt Perman

My mission in life is to build up Christians in the faith so they might point people to Christ, transform their communities, and do all the good they can to the glory of God.

The chief way I aim to do this is through public theology––leveraging the writing, teaching, and organizational gifts God’s given me through various media, speaking, and consulting opportunities. For 13 years this was expressed in different roles at Desiring God, including leading the web department, serving as director of strategy, and helping build the ministry for greater spreading.

Over the past few years, my two biggest projects have been publishing What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done and creating content for WhatsBestNext.com, a resource site focused on applying theology to leadership, management, and the world of work. I have also been doing a lot of speaking at churches, conferences, non-profits, and businesses.

Your Help: Why and Why Now?

With the humbling success of What’s Best Next and the passionate feedback I receive, one thing has become increasingly and compellingly clear: there is a deep hunger for more training in these areas––especially in the realms of gospel-empowered productivity and management.

Many Christians today are hungry to do work that matters, but they’re simply overwhelmed. They want to honor God and serve people in their work, but aren’t always sure how to do that with less friction and frustration.

I believe What’s Best Next has a role to play in meeting this need, but I keep hitting two major roadblocks:

  1. I can’t expand these ministry initiatives on my own
  2. Living expenses and family commitments prevent significant financial investment

In order to dedicate my full-time attention in this next season, I need help from a team of generous catalysts. I created this GoFundMe campaign to ask if you’d consider a gift of support to make the following strategic projects possible.

What Your Support Will Accomplish

Your generous support will enable the following:

  • Producing an online training course in Gospel-Driven Productivity (GDP)
  • Creating a much-requested book on GDP (more accessible than What’s Best Next)
  • Editing, organization, and making available over 600 unpublished articles on theology, leadership, management, and the world of work––all from a gospel-centered perspective. These will be free on WhatsBestNext.com
  • Start-up funds for building a WBN team

What Supporters Will Receive

If you’re able to support these efforts, I want to say thank-you in the following ways:

  • For gifts over $25, you will receive a free digital copy of the GDP book (when finished)
  • For gifts over $100, the book and free access to the online course (when finished, estimated $250 value).
  • For gifts over $500, the book, the course, and a free coaching session in the realm of personal leadership and personal management that customizes GDP for you.

Thank You

Thank you for your prayerful consideration of this opportunity. I am deeply appreciative of your support.

In Christ our Savior,

Matt Perman

[Help Support Matt’s Ministry Projects]

 

Filed Under: WBN News

Kindle Version of What’s Best Next $1.99 Today Only

May 14, 2015 by Matt Perman

Zondervan has put What’s Best Next on sale today only for $1.99 as part of their e-book flash sale this week (see the other books in the sale as well).

If you haven’t picked it up yet, now is a great time! And either way, this sale is a great opportunity to spread the word further.

In honor of this sale, I’ve also reduced the price on my ebook How to Set Up Your Desk to $0.99. (Note: if the price on that isn’t active yet, it should be live soon.)

Filed Under: WBN the Book

Zondervan 24-Hour Ebook Flash Sale

May 11, 2015 by Matt Perman

Zondervan is doing an incredible ebook flash sale this week. Each day, one ebook will be on sale for $1.99.

What’s Best Next will be on sale Thursday.

The other books are

  • Nabeel Qureshi’s Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus (for $2.99; all others are $1.99) on Monday
  • Tim Challies’ The Next Story (revised) on Tuesday
  • Mike Horton’s Ordinary on Wednesday
  • What’s Best Next on Thursday
  • Collin Hansen and John Woodbridge’s A God-Sized Vision on Friday
  • Timothy Paul Jones and Daniel Montgomery’s Proof: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace on Saturday

Here’s the link to the sale, and spread the word!

Filed Under: WBN the Book

Speaking at Christ Community Tonight

April 21, 2015 by whatsbestnext

If you are in the greater Kansas City area, come join Matt tonight as he speaks at Christ Community Church. This event is free and open to the public. Matt will speak on gospel-centered productivity and have a time of Q&A. You can find full details about the event here and you can RSVP here.

Tom Nelson, author of Work Matters, is the senior pastor of Christ Community Church. Pastor Nelson’s book provides helpful counsel for those seeking to better understand the theology of vocation and apply it in their own life.

Come join the folks from Christ Community for an evening of discussing faith and work together. See you there!

Filed Under: a Productivity Philosophy, WBN Events

Join Me in Atlanta this Thursday for the One2 Conference on Faith and Work

April 6, 2015 by Matt Perman

I’m excited to be speaking at the One2 Conference in Atlanta this Thursday. The vision for these events is amazing and just what we need when it comes to the faith and work discussion. Here it is in a nutshell:

ONE2 is a one-night event for students and recent graduates who want to do meaningful work that honors God and serves the world.

These events are not like a traditional conference where most of the time consists of teaching. Instead, in addition to the teaching (two 20-minute TED-like talks), there is also table discussions and Q&A. The aim is to create a space for 18-25 year-olds to talk about the intersection of faith and work.

So if you are a student or recent graduate, come to ONE2 Atlanta this Thursday and learn more about how your faith integrates with your work. The other keynote speaker will be Tyler Reagin, executive director of Catalyst, who I can’t wait to hear.

You can register at the website, as well as learn more about ONE2 in general, discover some of the resources they recommend, and read their blog. And here’s a short video trailer on the conference:

Filed Under: WBN Events

What's Best Next Only $3.99 on Kindle

February 2, 2015 by Matt Perman

Zondervan is running an incredible sale on What’s Best Next. The Kindle version is only $3.99.

If you haven’t yet, this is a great time to pick one up.

And if you already have the Kindle version, considering grabbing the hardcover as well. In my view at least, the book is most helpful when you have it in both formats.

Filed Under: WBN the Book

Come to Technology and the Glory of God This Saturday in Ames

December 1, 2014 by Matt Perman

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If you are in or around central Iowa, it would be great to see you at the Technology and the Glory of God conference this Saturday, hosted by Stonebrook church in Ames.

Tim Challies and I will be speaking on, you guessed it, technology and the glory of God.

One of my sessions will be a Q&A, and I especially love hard questions. So feel free bring your most difficult and challenging questions. (Or just ordinary ones are fine too, of course!)

Doors open at 12:30 and the conference goes from 1:00 to 7:00.

You can register and see more details at the Eventbrite page.

Filed Under: Technology, WBN Events

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What’s Best Next exists to help you achieve greater impact with your time and energy — and in a gospel-centered way.

We help you do work that changes the world. We believe this is possible when you reflect the gospel in your work. So here you’ll find resources and training to help you lead, create, and get things done. To do work that matters, and do it better — for the glory of God and flourishing of society.

We call it gospel-driven productivity, and it’s the path to finding the deepest possible meaning in your work and the path to greatest effectiveness.

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Matt Perman started What’s Best Next in 2008 as a blog on God-centered productivity. It has now become an organization dedicated to helping you do work that matters.

Matt is the author of What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done and a frequent speaker on leadership and productivity from a gospel-driven perspective. He has led the website teams at Desiring God and Made to Flourish, and is now director of career development at The King’s College NYC. He lives in Manhattan.

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