Kingdom Revolution Podcast: From Time Management to Time Stewardship with Lissa Figgins Episode Overview In this episode of Kingdom Revolution, host Kristin welcomes Lissa Figgins, an "untime management strategist" who shares her transformative approach to time for Christian women entrepreneurs. Lissa reveals how shifting from managing time to stewarding it as a gift from God can lead to greater peace, productivity, and purpose in both life and business. About Our Guest Lissa Figgins describes herself as a "recovering busyness owner" who once relied on traditional time management techniques to run her business. After receiving a stress-related health diagnosis (hystericus globus), she began a journey to discover God's perspective on time, which completely transformed how she approaches her business and helps other Christian women entrepreneurs. Key Takeaways The Problem with Traditional Time Management Time management often leads to "busyness" rather than productivity Many business owners feel busy but don't see meaningful results Constantly chasing calendars, checklists, and time blocks creates stress The Biblical Concept of "Redeeming Time" Based on Ephesians 5:15-16: "Look carefully how you live, not as unwise, but as wise, redeeming the time..." Not about squeezing more into your day, but making the most of opportunities Having an eternal perspective on how you spend your time Three Essential Shifts for Christian Women Entrepreneurs 1. Shift Your Belief About Time Replace "I don't have time" with "I have time" Trust that God has given you enough time for what He's called you to do Stop the self-fulfilling prophecy of time scarcity 2. Shift Your Role: From Manager to Steward Management = control and containment (exhausting "whack-a-mole") Stewardship = investing resources on behalf of the owner (God) Like the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30) 3. Shift Your Questions About Time Instead of always asking "What time is it?" (which leads to panic) Start asking "What is it time for?" (which leads to purpose) Focus on "purposeivity" rather than productivity The With-God Framework Stop leaving God "on the couch" after morning devotions Based on Matthew 6:33: "Seek first the kingdom of God..." Regular meetings with God about your business decisions Four Mistakes "Busyness Owners" Make Not slowing down (constantly doing, doing, doing) Lacking clear boundaries (reacting to the "tyranny of the urgent") Random actions (doing random things at random times for random results) Being too heads-down (not looking ahead strategically) Return on Time Invested (ROTI) Evaluating where your time goes and what results it produces Just as important as evaluating financial investments The ultimate ROTI is kingdom impact The CEO Approach (Christ-Empowered Operator) CEO Belief: Starting with daily meeting with God CEO Schedules: Setting boundaries around priorities (oranges before Skittles) CEO Systems: Creating intentional systems that move the needle CEO Strategies: Looking ahead with vision Success Story Lissa shared the story of her client Christy, who reduced her business hours from 50 per week to less than 10 while increasing her income, all by implementing these principles of biblical time stewardship. Free Resource Lissa offers listeners her "Redeem Her Time Balance Assessment" - a simple tool to visually see where you're currently investing your time across eight key life areas. Get it at redeemhertime.com/assessment. Quotable Moments "I had an ordered calendar, ordered checklists, all the time blocks lined up. The problem was I didn't have a rightly ordered heart." - Lissa Figgins "Order determines capacity." - Lissa Figgins on prioritizing what matters "You have time." - Lissa's powerful three-word reminder "We spent all day long trying to keep everything under control. It's a constant game of whack-a-mole. You will never win." "I want to be mindful of the fact that one day I'm going to stand in front of the Lord. And how does that affect how I spend my time today?" Connect With Lissa Figgins Visit redeemhertime.com to learn more about Lissa's approach to biblical time stewardship and to access her free resources. Chapter Markers with Timestamps 01:45 - Introduction to Lissa and Her Journey Lissa introduces herself as an "untime management strategist" and explains her background as a "recovering busy-ness owner" who once believed time management was the solution to her problems. 05:32 - The Medical Diagnosis That Changed Everything Lissa shares her powerful wake-up call when diagnosed with "hystericus globus" and how it revealed her busyness was a heart issue, not a time management problem. 10:14 - Biblical Concept of Redeeming Time Exploration of Ephesians 5:15-16 and what it truly means to "redeem the time" by making the most of opportunities with an eternal perspective. 14:28 - The ROTI Framework Introduction Lissa introduces her concept of ROTI (Return on Time Invested) and explains why we need to ...
