Just Make The Call, Will You!
Hey Friends,
As leaders one of the most difficult things we do is make decisions! We all have different ways of making them, but make them we must. Every Monday morning the senior team of Faith Promise meets from 8:00 until 11:30. During that meeting we cover much information and we do many things. The most important thing we do is make the decisions we think are the direction of the Lord.
I love what Jason Fried said,“When you put off decisions they pile up. And piles end up being ignored, dealt with in haste, or thrown out. As a result, the individual problems in those piles stay unresolved. Whenever you can, swap ‘Let’s think about it’ for ‘Let’s decide on it.’ Commit to making decisions.” I love this logic.
Pastor Josh Whitehead, our Executive, always says in our meetings, “Let’s just make a decision.” He is right! Pastor Chuck Carringer says, “There are no problem-free solutions, let’s go!” Far too many worry, “What if we make the wrong decision?” You will sometimes; no one bats 1,000%. Just make them, and if they are wrong you can remake them later. Most decisions are not FOREVER decisions and can be done over at a later date.
Too many churches and organizations are stuck in paralysis by analysis. We want to wait until we have all the information and we know all the possibilities and options. If you have all that, then it is probably too late to make the call. Just make the call. If you miss it, acknowledge it and move on.
I don’t know about you, but my crystal ball is pretty foggy! So pray, get the info you can and move out by faith. Make the call or as J.W. says, “Let’s make a decision!” Let’s don’t lose motivation and momentum by stalling out on decisions because making decisions enables us to keep moving forward.
What are you waiting on?
Love ya,
Pastor Chris
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Yes, I loved this quote as well, and I’m so glad that this is a part of the culture at Faith Promise. Thanks for your leadership!
Well said. Too many people get so tied up with the ‘what if’s…’ that they miss the here and now’s. I’ve learned so much from you, Josh, and Chuck. Thank you for being such strong Christian leaders. You all have been such a blessing in my life.
Absolutely! A leader who will not make a decision is a weak leader. Leaders must be in constant communique with God but sometimes that leader has to make that first step before God will move–That leader has to show Him that he/she has a strong faith. What would have happened if our famous inventors were not able to make a decision–We would still be using oil lamps! Thank you Pastor Chris for modeling what a strong, visionary leader who loves Jesus looks like!
With out a decision where would we lead? Pray hard and set the sails
Our society demands action, so we make decisions quickly to keep moving. Maybe we go astray because we are too impatient to wait on the Lord. Where is our faith? Do we not trust God to guide us? We are the Church, not a corporation. It is better to do things right than it is to do things fast.