Podcast Episode #353
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The mind of a leader is important to his or her success. Today, we discuss seven thoughts that can derail your leadership decisions.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- Little compromises often lead to bigger compromises and ultimately can lead to moral failure.
- For some pastors, their mistress is the church.
- Don’t fear change out of self-preservation.
- Change is not only inevitable, it is coming faster than ever.
- If you are not leading change, you are losing to change.
- The most common form of kicking the can on decisions involves personnel issues.
The seven ruinous thoughts we cover in this episode are:
- “It won’t hurt to compromise a little.”
- “I can give my family time later in life when I’m more established.”
- “No one really pays attention to what I do.”
- “I need to be careful not to rock the boat.”
- “I can put off that tough decision until later.”
- “That person messed up five years ago. He doesn’t deserve a second chance.”
- “My main goal is money.”
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8. “I was called by God. I don’t have to listen to what any man has to say.”
That is a good #8. Eight years ago I heard a pastor say, “I am not accountable to you (congregation), I am accountable to God”. 18 months later he was gone along with 60 families after a raucous business meeting. The church never recovered and 8 years later the pastor and assistant pastor are leaving or left. They hope to reinvent the wheel again. Attendance is less than half what it was 10 years ago.
Even if a pastor is called, he must still listen to the deacons (elders) and other leaders of the church. Some of them were most likely called to the position they hold. It is the pastor’s responsibility to listen to others, but then reconcile that with what the Word says about it. The pastor’s position is difficult. He must listen to the leaders of the church, but he must also preach according to what the Bible says.