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How Do You Spend Your Time?

Posted by: Todd
Posted on: Mon, December 08, 2008
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Perry Noble (Pastor, NewSpring Church) - @perrynoble
Carlos Whittaker (Production Director, Buckhead Church) - @loswhit
Tony Morgan (Chief Innovation Officer, NewSpring Church) - @tonymorganlive
Tim Stevens (Executive Pastor, Granger) - @timastevens
Kem Meyer (Communications Director, Granger ) - @kemmeyer
Pete Wilson (Pastor – Cross Point Church) - @pwilson
Ed Stetzer (Lifeway Research Director) - @edstetzer
Dave Ferguson (Pastor, Community Christian Church) - @daveferguson
Scott Hodge (Pastor, The Orchard) - @scotthodge
Anne Jackson (Staff member, Cross Point Church) - @flowerdust
Mark Batterson (Pastor, National Community Church) @markbatterson

Each of these leaders give multiple updates throughout their day (everyday!) to let you know what they’re doing. And, you have the opportunity to respond back to them with your comments at any time… ask them questions, encourage them… whatever you like!

To use Twitter, just go to Twitter.com and sign up for a free account. Then you can easily ‘follow’ each of these leaders for insight on how they spend their time. It will give you some great insight, and you’ll get to know each of these key leaders on a more personal basis. I guarantee you’ll enjoy the experience.

Also, a shameless plug. You can also follow me at @toddrhoades (http://www.twitter.com/toddrhoades)

Have a great week in ministry!

Todd Rhoades

I’ve attended my fair share of church conferences. And most have a time set aside for speaker Q&A. One of the first questions asked nearly all the time is this: “What does your day look like?” In other words, “How do you schedule your time, and how do you prioritize your tasks?” The answers are always interesting and insightful.

But I’ve found that using a simple, free online tool called Twitter, you can monitor how some of the best church leaders spend their day. Using Twitter, you get a glimpse inside several prominent church leader’s schedule. You’ll find out when their day starts, what they’re reading, what meetings they’re attending, how they balance their family time, and what gets them really pumped (or ticked off). Here are some of the top-notch leaders whose schedule and life you can follow on Twitter...

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Peter Hamm on Mon, December 08, 2008

For somebody who has used computers every day for over 2 decades, I feel like such a luddite. I can NOT figure out how to work twitter.
Peter Hamm on Mon, December 08, 2008

And…

My time is SO precious this week, that I’m not taking a lot of time to figure it out…
fishon on Mon, December 08, 2008

My Lord, I have enough trouble doing my own life, I think I will leave the twits[ters] to their own days activities.

fishon
Camey on Mon, December 08, 2008

Currently only follow two on your list and some guy named Todd Rhoades.

I wasn’t too sure about twitter at first! Now, I see great benefits from it!

cameyg
Mark Jaffrey on Mon, December 08, 2008

Hey Todd, you forgot to put me on the list http://www.mondaymorninginsight.com/images/smileys/grin.gif

Seriously, I find twitter to be an invaluable way to stay in touch with fellow ministers, especially as I live in the Middle East. There aren’t many others to hang out with over here and so Twitter and other social networking tools are am absolute lifeline.

Mark.
jim on Sat, January 17, 2009

This is crazy. They are honest we do not have to keep up with them.

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