Too busy......?

Christian Research reports on the findings of a five-year study, Distracted from God, which concludes that busyness is an obstacle to growth for Christians worldwide. Charleston Southern University School of Business looked at responses from over 20,000 Christians aged 15 upwards and across 139 countries. Fifty-four per cent of pastors said that they ‘rush from task to task’ - the highest score by occupation, maybe unsurprisingly. For 64% of teachers busyness interfered with the development of their relationship with God. The report showed that rushing about was not just a western symptom, but was ‘often’ or ‘always’ a way of life for Africans (33%), Australians (41%) and South Americans (42%).

Looks like the Archbishop of York was right in recomending we all start slowing down.. Maybe its worth trying the Obstacles to Growth Survey to assess yourself!