Post on 24-Jan-2015
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Taming
Your Email
Ephesians Email Exercises
for SENDERS
Ephesians 3:20-21Bring God Glory
Ephesians 4:1-3Be Humble, Gentle, Patient & United on
God’s Word
Ephesians 4:15Email Truth in Love
Ephesians 4:29Send Only What is
Useful for Building Up
Ephesians 4:31-32Avoid Harmful
Language/Think the Best in Others
Ephesians 5:1Be Imitators of God
Ephesians 5:4Avoid Course Jesting
Before Sending…Ask:
1. To Whom is This Going?
Before Sending…Ask:
2. Have I Used “Bcc”?
Before Sending…Ask:
3. Am I Going to Regret Sending This?
Before Sending…Ask:
4. Have I Said All I Need to Say?
Before Sending…Ask:
5. Am I Angry/ Upset?
Before Sending…Ask:
6. “Reply” or “Reply All”?
Before Sending…Ask:
7. Is This a Necessary Forward?
Before Sending…Ask:
8. Have I “Proofed” This?
Ephesians Email Exercise
for RECEIVERS
Ephesians 5:16Make the Most of
Your Time
Keeping Email from Controlling You
1. Don’t Sit and Wait for Emails to Come In.
Keeping Email from Controlling You
2. Use Technology to Your Advantage.
Keeping Email from Controlling You
3. Is It More Important than What You are Doing?
Keeping Email from Controlling You
4. Put Off What Can Wait (Email newsletters, for example).
Keeping Email from Controlling You
5. Work on Email in “Bunches” (schedule time for this task).
Keeping Email from Controlling You
6. Keep Your Address Book Current.
Keeping Email from Controlling You
7. Don’t Feel Obligated to Answer Every Email.
Email is communication, NOT conversati
on!
Keeping Email from Controlling You
8. Save Forms of Common Replies to Avoid Retyping.
Keeping Email from Controlling You
9. Be Intentional & Consistent with Using or Not Using Tags and Folders.
Keeping Email from Controlling You
10. Don’t Keep So Many Emails.
Taming
Your Email