The #1 Productivity Killer In Your Life – And Why It Will Always Win

March 26, 2019

by Karl Vaters

As much as I strive to be more productive every day, I’ve realized that the #1 productivity killer in my life is something that I’ll never entirely overcome.

Because the #1 productivity killer is the same for all of us.

It’s life.

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Karl Vaters

Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.

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