Choice Points, pt. 2

I think it was two weeks back I initial wrote about choice points.
The first one was action vs. inaction.
This is the big canopy over all choices: We decide to do something, or, as we perceive it, not do something.

But we all know that indecision is in itself a decision.
Occasionally it is the right decision.
More often it is the decision to stagnate, to remain stuck, to fool yourself into thinking things will remain the same, or even improve, if we just do nothing.
But nothing could be further from the truth so much of the time. The world moves on, opportunities pass us by.

Connections is facing some choice points this summer. I see at least three major choices areas we have to make:

• The decision to find a ministry center.
• The decision to hire staff.
• The decision to move towards multiple levels of leadership, including Advisers, a Stewardship Team, and the staff.

Here's my concern- with each of these we become a little more established, and when you get established, you lose a part of your mission.
And right now all we are is a mission.
We have a vision and we have people. That's about all. And it's a great place to be. Can we move volunteers into staff positions while keeping the passion alive? Can we start structuring ourselves in a ministry center, but still see our calling to be in homes and the community. Can we create a structure of leadership that will empower the mission to move forward, instead of creating a bottle neck of decision making and useless committees?

I think so. I know so. Getting established changes the mission, but doesn't kill it. I know we can make the decision to move forward in these areas, and do so in ways that grows the mission instead of burying it.

So again, what are some of the choice points in your life right now? Indecision is a decision, and usually the wrong one. So pray, thing, evaluate, get others advice, seek wisdom, and move forward!