Andy Stanley: tensions

Myth: if you are a great leader there won't be problems.

Every single day you will have pressure and tension and it will never go away.

Every organization has problems that shouldn't be solved and tedious that shouldn't be resolved.

How do you manage home and ministry. You can't solve it, you must manage it.

What are the specifics that should be solve and what should be managed. Systems or flexibility.

Solving the tension of attracting unchurched and shepherding believers.

All organizations have these types of tensions.

Excellence vs financial responsibility.
Theology vs application

If you solve that tension you Hinder progress
Three questions
Does this problem keep emerging?
Are their mature advocates on both sides of the issue?
Every single church should wrestle with being safe for unbeliever and maturing believers? This tension should never go away!

Family and work tension.

Your role as a leader is to learn to leverage this.

A. Identify tensions
B. Create terminology
C. Inform your core.
D. Continually give value to both sides.
E. Don't weigh in too heavily on your personal bias. Understand the upside of the opposite side and the downside of your side. (example: environment vs content) as long as it's win/lose, leaders wil want to win
F. Don't allow strong the strong personality to win the day. I need passionate people who will champion their side but mature people with levity and grace. Passionate and mature...

G. When it comes to this, think less of balance and more of rhythm. Fairness ended in the garden of Eden. There are times we need to be about systems and other times we need flexibility.

If you will identify the tensions, they will become a part of your story