Category Archives: Decision-Making

When it comes to decision-making, it is so easy for leaders to find themselves on on one side of the spectrum or the other: feelings or instinct — rigorous cost analysis or risk analysis. On the one hand we might say we want to leave room for the Holy Spirit to lead us and on the other hand we site references like . . . Continue reading Making Decisions That Line Up→

In a previous post, we concluded that decisions should be made in light of God and His purposes. Though by personality, some leaders will have more of a tendency to base decisions on feelings or circumstances, if we want to line up with God and His purposes, we need to stop long enough to ask at least some key questions. . . . Continue reading Decision-Making Questions for Lining Up→

If you find yourself, as a leader or as a leadership team, making all the decisions, especially without getting input from others then . . . Continue reading If You Find Yourself Making All the Decisions→

Getting others involved in decision making could at times be a matter of obedience in lining up with God’s design for the Body. He has built into the Body an . . . That should be enough to motivate us to get others involved in making decisions but we also have pragmatic reasons. . . . Continue reading Pluses & Minuses of Getting Others Involved in Decision Making→

As a leader you will be faced with many decisions. Who has the final word? Perhaps Jesus’ Great Commission, which is part of a church leader’s job description, can provide some guidance. . . . Continue reading Who Makes the Final Decision?→

If you are feeling stifled in decision-making, go back to the Great Commission for some help in breaking free. You will first need to determine what it is that might be keeping you from making effective decisions. . . . Continue reading Stifled in Decision-Making?→

While there may be times decisions must be put on the fast track, like in emergencies or times of crisis, often rushed decisions are a result of impatience. The Problem . . . Continue reading Rushed Decisions→

While there may be times more thought and prayer must be put into a decision before moving forward, or other legitimate reasons, sometimes an inertia in decision-making is the result of procrastination … habitual delays rationalized by lots of excuses when in reality, you just didn’t feel like doing it. The Problem . . . Continue reading Delayed Decisions→

While there may be times decisions must be tabled due to sudden, more pressing matters, if decisions are constantly being derailed, it is probably more a result of letting yourself get distracted than need. The Problem . . . Continue reading Derailed Decisions→

While there may be times we need to adapt and compromise in our decisions, adding something not originally intended to be a part of the solution can be a result of politics. Think of how much “pork” is added to bills in the name of compromise in the the political realm, tacking on someone’s personal agenda to get that individual’s vote. Their decision had nothing to do with what was for the good of all but for personal gain. Similarly, church leaders might . . . Continue reading Retrofitted Decisions→