Tyranny Of The Urgent

Oct 23, 2007 Print This Post

.:mood:. Chill
.:itunes:. Rumbletrain? by The Mighty Lemon Drops
A long time ago, I read a little pamphlet called Tyranny Of The Urgent. I just tracked it down again and it was a great read. Here’s the one quote I like the best:

We live in constant tension between the urgent and the important. The problem is that the important task seldom must be done today or even this week. Extra hours of prayer and Bible study, a visit with that nonChristian friend, careful study of an important book: these projects can wait. But the urgent tasks call for instant action—endless demands pressure every hour and day.

I have been working hard on doing the important instead of the urgent lately. As I have restructured my work week and days, I have been much more productive with the right things. This morning my co-pastors even encouraged me to take this to another level. Good stuff.

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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