11.25.2005

20 year decisions

I recall a meeting I had with someone a little over a year ago. It was over a decision in our church. We came to a disagreement. After talking about both options back and forth I remember sitting up in the chair and saying "This is a 20-year decision for the church. I plan to be here in 20 years, do you?"

The person looked back and said "Honestly, no. We expect to move to Florida in about 4-5 years." I said "Who then should make this call?" This person said "You."

Why is it so hard for some leaders to just speak truth?

Pastor. If you're the one that is going to be at the healm when a bad decision hits the fan, make sure it was your bad decision.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

good word