Should Computing Sit Down For Ministry - Part 2
Apparently, I was not that far off in posting my thoughts this weekend about getting away from the computer as a main focus item. According to a report at TG Daily, Americans now spend more time with computers than with their spouse. Here is a snippet:
...The study, which took a representative sample of 1001 adults, showed that 65% of the people polled said their "significant other" was receiving less attention than their computer, as part of an underlying trend of Americans' increasing devotion to and relationship with technology.
The results also showed that about 84% of Americans are more dependent on their computer today than they were three years ago. Additionally, the survey looked at problems most Americans face with computers. The average American spends 12 hours per month dealing with and trying to fix computer problems...
Read the rest of the posting.
Opinion: I am never usually a fan of extremely small sample sizes being used in a statistic, especially the one used here. 1001 people in a country of 280 million is very small and not really large enough to draw any substantial conclusions considering the diverse nature of the American ecosystem. Nevertheless, someone noticed a trend and it has made the news in some degree.
The point to labor home is that computing needs to be balanced with family and ministry responsibility. Not so much for the sake of getting things done either, but for the sake of making sure that your first areas of ministry (family, friends, job, etc.) are taken care of best.
thanks to Engadget for the posting
...The study, which took a representative sample of 1001 adults, showed that 65% of the people polled said their "significant other" was receiving less attention than their computer, as part of an underlying trend of Americans' increasing devotion to and relationship with technology.
The results also showed that about 84% of Americans are more dependent on their computer today than they were three years ago. Additionally, the survey looked at problems most Americans face with computers. The average American spends 12 hours per month dealing with and trying to fix computer problems...
Read the rest of the posting.
Opinion: I am never usually a fan of extremely small sample sizes being used in a statistic, especially the one used here. 1001 people in a country of 280 million is very small and not really large enough to draw any substantial conclusions considering the diverse nature of the American ecosystem. Nevertheless, someone noticed a trend and it has made the news in some degree.
The point to labor home is that computing needs to be balanced with family and ministry responsibility. Not so much for the sake of getting things done either, but for the sake of making sure that your first areas of ministry (family, friends, job, etc.) are taken care of best.
thanks to Engadget for the posting
posted by Antoine @ 1/23/2007 11:20:00 AM
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