Week 38 The Chair.

Week 38 and here's the line that every leader knows too well:

"Everyone not sitting in the leader's chair can have a discussion about it. Those not in the seat can point to the cost or the price, but they don't have to say which prevails. That's what the leader does."


And, the leader also knows, indecision is also decision.

This is what separates leaders from mangers.
Prophets from preachers.
Kingdom builders from aquarium keepers.

You felt the heat of this one recently?

We've just pulled the trigger on a huge step forward in the expansion of the Kingdom of God through Redeemer's Church. A step that few have tried, even fewer have seen it work. Add to this a recession year. Add to this its coming on the back of 7 hard fast years with energy levels lower. Add to this negative voices. Add to this other options.

But when you sit in the leader's chair while you can listen to the discussion around it, others' opinions can be acute but they aren't ultimate. The ultimate is made by the leader in the chair.
And, omission and commission both have consequences.

It's these kinds of decisions that define.
They seperate out.

Are you leading?
You'll know what this chair is like.
When you step out of that chair - you're no longer leading.

It's that simple.