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Making decisions without destruction Does leading a church set up an impossible choice between running an efficient, well-maintained program and being sensitive to the needs of suffering people? Can one leader do both? For many leaders, the answer is not clear. Especially in days when the conflicting demands of institution and individual whipsaw pastors back and forth between office and...

affect the body of Christ. “May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me. O Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me” (v. 6). In personal decisions, whether to change churches or decide for or against a friend, the church leader must first of all “do no harm” to the ministry. The leader must constantly think, The body of Christ has a higher priority than my career; I cannot make decisions that will harm the ministry. If changes must be made, our
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