January 17, 2012: Volume 1, Number 6
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COMING UP!
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COMING IN 2012
February 9, 2012: HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
March 8, 2012: CONFLICT CHECKUP
April 12, 2012: CONDITIONING FOR THE COURSE
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| Greetings! |
2012 is now more than a two weeks old. How are you doing with planning and implementing your goals for the new year? This issue's feature article explains how easy it can be to lose our focus by trying to do too many things at once. In other words, productivity by Multi-Tasking is a Myth.  Here at 30 60 MINISTRIES, we've kicked off our Spiritually Healthy Leader� Series. A few spots are still open for the February workshop, but don't wait to register. Keep pressing forward for a healthy 2012!   Dalton and Vicki |
SPIRITUAL FITNESS GETS A WORKOUT IN JANUARY
| Ten leaders from seven ministries came together on Thursday, January 12, 2012 for the first in the 2012 Spiritually Healthy Leader� Series workshop series, Spiritual Fitness.
 "This workshop is going to help me to continue to strengthen my walk with the Lord," said one participant. "Thank you for the wonderful info and resource workbook."
The workshops are interactive and address all facets of spiritual health, from relationships to conflict to leadership.
Workshops are not closed small groups; registration is OPEN.
Best of all, the series is flexible. You can select one or all or a combination of these workshops, to be held monthly throughout 2012. The February 9 workshop addresses Healthy Relationships.
Learn more about SHL� Workshops ... and register now.
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 Feature: THE MULTI-TASKING MYTH
| Wayne clicked off his cell phone with a sigh of relief. The call had interrupted him and went longer than he expected. Now he needed to complete the report that was due tomorrow. Fifteen minutes passed. Wayne tried to ignore a half dozen email and text pings. But perhaps he could use the time best by checking his messages. Soon he looked up and his 11 o'clock appointment was due to arrive any minute. Wayne had been busy all morning, but all he had to show were a few texts, a cleared email inbox, and brain drain. What had he accomplished?
Multi-tasking has long been embraced as a cure-all for productivity. Like many of us who strive to be more productive, Wayne uses the "I'm multi-tasking" excuse. But does it really help you get more done?
No.
Such is the emphatic declaration in a recent study by TNS Research commissioned by Hewlett Packard. The mental impact of trying to balance a steady inflow of messages with normal work took its toll on participants. When workers were distracted, their IQs fell by 10 points - the equivalent to missing a whole night's sleep and more than double the 4-point fall seen after smoking marijuana. In fact, researchers learned, changing tasks more than ten times in a day is counterproductive. Quite simply, the relationship between multi-tasking and productivity is a myth.
And the multi-tasking myth is not exclusive to our work. Multiple activities at one time can be detrimental to our spiritual health, too. When Peter walked on water but took his focus off Jesus, he began to sink (Matthew 14:25-31). Too many simultaneous "spiritual" pursuits can pull down our relationship with Jesus, rather than build it.
Once Wayne learned the truth - that multi-tasking not only doesn't work but can even be damaging - he changed his approach. He worked in 60-90 minute segments. Breaks became part of his routine. He checked his email just two or three times a day.
Rather than working to make every minute "count," Wayne worked "smart." And guess what? He got more done.
Growth Point Eliminate multi-tasking for healthier productivity. Scripture Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. (Colossians 3:23)
Prayer Points
- What kinds of pressure may lead you to believe you must multi-task - external pressure, self-imposed pressure, the culture's pace?
- Identify the time of day and circumstances in which your concentration is the best.
- Ask God to show you the first steps you need to take to reduce your tendency to multi-task and to give you the discipline to do so.
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What People Are Saying ...
| "Wow! The content we covered in the Spiritually Healthy Leader� Series challenged me! I was able to apply what I learned immediately, the next day when I went back to work. I wish I had taken this course before. As I've applied the things I've learned, it's helped me function more effectively in my ministry role, and it's helped me help other leaders on our team. "
JD, Albuquerque, NM
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