The raging debate whether the local church should function like typical organizations or the business down the street is, sadly, intriguing. Regardless of the measure you feel “the Body of Christ” should learn or adopt from today’s corporate practices there is one sure difference for the Church. When it comes to setting foundational and or directional conclusions the mandate for the local church is to discern, not decide.
Some churches regularly discern, some cruise along presuming upon the decision-making abilities and strategies of it leadership, while others mistake decision-making with discernment. After many experiences in several different settings I have concluded that there are a few ways of determining if decision-making is more prevalent than discernment.
If deciding is more prevalent than discerning, then:
- The end conclusion is founded more on the grounds of the thoughts, experiences, knowledge or wisdom of those discerning than on unified prayer which results in epiphany. Investigating statistics or being thrilled by popular practices must fall secondary to conversations exploring the exposition and application of Scripture.
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© 2010 Randy Cobb, New Day Leadership
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