decisions
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Keep doing it, stop doing it, get better at it. Choose 1
It’s a helpful filter as you’re looking at the different aspects of your life. Some things are going well, and you need to keep doing it, but you don’t need to improve it. Just keep doing it. Some things are… Continue reading
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It’s not just about making good decisions…
It’s about making sure good decisions get made. If you’re the leader, you’re probably making loads of decisions. But if you were to grow, you couldn’t sustain being the decision maker for all those things. There would be even more… Continue reading
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When they say, “Church needs some people to NOT do full-time ministry”…
It seems like a sound argument… If 100% of Christians tried to do paid-ministry, there’d be no-one to pay them. Therefore the church needs people who will faithfully decide to not do paid-ministry. Right? Even though the statement is “true”… Continue reading
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Reblog: Intentions, no matter how good and determined, are not enough
Do you notice how God the Father responds to the Son’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane? Jesus makes clear that he intends to drink the cup of God’s wrath. He agrees to do it. The decision is made in… Continue reading
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Gossip or be content when people misunderstand your decisions. You can only choose one.
Many decisions in Christian leadership are tricky. This is especially so when the information you have to make those decisions includes sin and maturity issues. Why? Because for people to understand the leadership’s decision, they would have to be given… Continue reading
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Ask, “How far along the decision making process are you?”
When someone comes to you asking for feedback or suggestions about their idea, you need to know something before you offer your thoughts… How far down the decision making process are they? How personally committed are they to this idea?… Continue reading
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If leadership means making decisions, raising up new leaders means…
If leadership means making decisions, raising up new leaders means… delegating decisions. If you want more people involved, you need more teams/groups for them to join. If you want more teams/groups, you need new team/group leaders. If you want to… Continue reading
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Why the core activity of leadership is making decisions
If you’re a leader of a ministry, an group, a church, whatever, your core activity is making decisions. In the end, it was your decision to accept this post, it was your decision to get people on board with you,… Continue reading
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