{"id":1832,"date":"2014-09-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=1832"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T18:30:56","slug":"stifled-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/stifled-decision-making.htm","title":{"rendered":"Stifled 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 The Great Commission:<\/em><\/div>\n
Church Leadership Basics: The Great Commission<\/a><\/center><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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  1. You might be prevented from making decisions due to the lines of authority in an autocratic, hierarchical structure. You might be encumbered with so much red tape that you never seem to get anywhere. You might be micromanaged by those over you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Remember this part of the Great Commission:<\/strong><\/span> “Then Jesus came to them and said, \u201cAll authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matt. 28:18)<\/p>\n

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    1. You might be stuck in maintenance mode or tradition, trying to perpetuate what you have always done so decision-making is rather lack-luster, confined to what is routine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Remember this part of the Great Commission:<\/strong><\/span> “Go”<\/p>\n

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      1. You might be focused on programs that consume all of your time and attention and bring with them certain constraints in decision-making that make you feel like you can’t get anywhere.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Remember this part of the Great Commission:<\/strong><\/span> “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matt. 28:19-20a)<\/p>\n

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        1. You might be stifled by your own fears and insecurities, not willing to take risks in decision-making. You want to stay in your comfort zone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Remember this part of the Great Commission:<\/strong><\/span> “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matt. 28:20)<\/p>\n

          The Steering the Church Toward Discipleship Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> includes this content with a brief thought about each point.<\/p>\n

          For More, Go To:\u00a0Great Commission Discipleship Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

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