Matt Perman– How to Get Unstuck: Breaking Free from Barriers to Your Productivity

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Welcome to the 145th episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins talks with Matt Perman about his book, How to Get Unstuck: Breaking Free from Barriers to Your Productivity (Zondervan, 2018).

What you’ll hear in this episode

Depression and how it affects our productivity.
Preaching the gospel to ourselves and productivity.
In what way is productivity one of the most significant pain points in people’s life and work.
How Unstuck is different from What’s Best Next.
The process for getting unstuck.
The most significant principles Matt wants listeners to take away as they read Unstuck.
Four areas of renewal and their importance to the Christian life.
How we can get unstuck from our problems.
Why is it essential to have a clutter-free workspace.
Advice for those struggling in their work lives with feelings of their work lacking value and worth.

About the Guest

Matt Perman formerly served as the senior director of strategy at Desiring God Ministries in Minneapolis, MN, and is a frequent speaker on the topics of leadership and productivity from a God-centered perspective.

He has an MDiv from Southern Theological Seminary and a Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute. He is author of the best-selling What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done.

Matt regularly blogs at www.whatsbestnext.com and contributes to a number of other online publications as well.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.

Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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