{"id":1796,"date":"2014-08-19T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:27:00","slug":"involved-in-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/involved-in-decision-making.htm","title":{"rendered":"Pluses & Minuses of Getting Others Involved in Decision Making"},"content":{"rendered":"
To get the greatest benefit from this practicum, make sure you have read related training on the site. Click below to read about Body Life:<\/em><\/div>\n
Church Leadership Basics: God’s Design for the Church<\/a><\/center><\/div>\n

\"MakeGetting 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 interdependence, value on the contributions of others, and a plan for everybody to have a part.\u00a0See: God\u2019s Blueprint Design for Building the Church<\/a><\/p>\n

That should be enough to motivate us to get others involved in making decisions but we also have pragmatic reasons.<\/p>\n

The Pluses: Benefits of Getting Others Involved in Decision Making<\/h2>\n
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  1. leads to greater creativity so you have the potential of a more excellent result<\/li>\n
  2. provides varying perspectives so you see the bigger picture<\/li>\n
  3. challenges alternative thinking so you don’t get stuck in a rut<\/li>\n
  4. engenders more ownership so you find a greater commitment in implementing the decision<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Minuses: Perceived Negatives of Getting Others Involved in Decision Making<\/h2>\n
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    1. can take longer to arrive at a decision<\/li>\n
    2. can take more effort gathering input<\/li>\n
    3. everyone won’t always agree<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      God’s ways are not always the easiest ways. Nor do they always take the path of least resistance. In the end, however, the pluses exceed the minuses for when everybody does their part, the Body “grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work” (Eph. 4:16).<\/p>\n

      This content about decision-making is included in the Steering the Church Toward Body Life Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> along with a look at twenty-four other areas leaders should reflect and promote God’s design for the Church.<\/p>\n

      For More Resources on Body Life, Go to: Body Life Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

      All Posts about Decision-Making:<\/h3>