Podcast Episode #352
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Leaders often face decision making roadblocks that affect the health of their church or organization. Today we discuss how to overcome these roadblocks.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- “Make the inevitable the immediate.” — Dean Inserra
- Too many leaders kick the can on difficult decision.
- It is inconceivable to many church members that a church would delete someone’s job or fire a staff member.
- When leadership refuses to make necessary decisions, the entire organization suffers.
- Good leaders have the courage to act quickly and make necessary decisions.
- Ministries and church programs have life cycles. Eventually, they must end.
- When making a difficult decision, ask what’s best for the organization—not necessarily what’s best for you personally.
- Leadership is not about the perks—it carries a price with it.
The five leadership roadblocks we discuss are:
- There are political repercussions for a decision.
- The subject of the decision has strong sentimental attachments to it.
- The fear that the decision will reflect a lack of compassion or lack of Christian concern.
- The desire to give something “just one more chance.”
- Fear of change in the leader’s life.
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Thanks for the warning that leadership can sometimes be painful and the affirmation that it’s worth it.
Good podcast. Thank you.
I am a lay leader in my church, and always looking for more ways to increase interest and
and methods to maintain and keep their interest.
Please pray with us that God will provide us with all the resources required to build our planned international christian school(Camp David Green Academy) in Kenya.
Waiting upon the Lord.
In His service,
Nicholas