Comments on: Leadership Lids 3 (of 5)

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:52:04 +0000

Great post Craig-often times the right choice isn’t easy, you might shake things up and make some people upset but ultimately, it’s the right thing to do…the easy way is a way that i’m not a fan of..it usually means giving everyone what they want and trying to not ruffle any feathers…i’m not sure how much we can accomplish always taking the easy way out…how many people are missing out on heaven because someone took the easy way out?

By: Mark Howell

Mark Howell — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:33:44 +0000

This is a very helpful series Craig! Easy vs. Right is at the heart of many ministry issues (and other real life stuff too!). For example, the drift toward complexity is the product of decisions to just say “yes…go for it!” instead of “no…that’s not where we’re going.”

mark

By: Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:50:57 +0000

Joseph, Way to avoid easy street!

Avery, I’ve missed having you around, but know you are doing what you are supposed to do. Thanks for the generous words!

Terrace and Princessjes, Thanks to both of you!

By: princessjes

princessjes — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:38:52 +0000

I appreciate your leadership in taking the road less traveled and leading others in the direction that glorifies God! Thank you, Craig!

By: Terrace Crawford

Terrace Crawford — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:51:42 +0000

That is good stuff. Thanks Craig! I hope I never take what is easy over what is right. And now for a careful evaluation of everything…

By: Avery

Avery — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:49:53 +0000

Man…

Craig, you have really changed a lot in perspective over the last ten years…

I was with you in the old bike shop on 122nd, and stayed for 7 years until Jesus called me out to travel and train evangelists..

It may be a subtle change to some, but it is very visible to me…

I know as a leader it is important for you to hear stuff like this…

I am not fluffing your feathers, I’m thanking God for the wisdom pouring out of you! I learn a lot from your blog!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:00:21 +0000

This one is somewhat close to home for me. I started out taking “easy street” until it led me in the opposite direction from where I was trying to go. I absolutely refuse to even go near easy any longer.

By: Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:06:29 +0000

JD, Good luck with changing the sacred cow!

Charles, I guess you could say the right way might take longer but should also last much longer…

Sunny, I am personally glad you did the right thing. Thank you to your family for taking the leap!

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:36:19 +0000

For me, the easy thing to do would have been to stay in IL and go back to the corporate world. The right thing was to move 800 miles, stay in ministry, and be part of the amazing LC.tv team. I’m glad I did the right thing.

By: Charles Shyblosky

Charles Shyblosky — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:15:05 +0000

Being Super Bowl Week, I”ve got football on the brain…You here alot nowadays from new coaches that say they are going to come in and DO things the “Right Way”. Most of the time, this means its going to take a while. Most team owners are looking for a 5 year plan to success or something tangible. In the church world, doing things the right way isn’t always flashy or glamorous. Thanks for this post and for doing it the “Right Way”

By: JD

JD — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:42:03 +0000

Great list! I recently have been put in charge of a project- a scared cow- that has been exactly the smae for the last 18 years. This year I have been given the opportunity to revitalize it. That requires asking lots of hard questions, becuase I would be easy just to stay with the follow.

By: Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:22:53 +0000

Aaron, Great thoughts. Thank you!

Bryan, You are the “stinkin” man!

Charlie, The fear of man thing is a problem, isn’t it?

Jihun, Thank you.

Blake, It is “The office” that gets me.

Trina, Thanks for your words on “faith.”

Tim, You are welcome.

Mike, Way to go! Thanks for sharing.

By: Mike Silliman

Mike Silliman — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:22:20 +0000

For me…
The easy thing…stay at my full-time job with a great salary, great benefits, and great security!

The right thing(for me)…leave my full-time job to focus full-time on what God has called me to do. Trusting that He will provide. And he has!

By: Tim Chambers

Tim Chambers — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:11:33 +0000

Craig - Leadership is all about choices. In our drive to have our rights, I think it has somehow slipped our minds that it is more important to choose right. Thanks for your post.

By: Trina

Trina — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:56:05 +0000

We in our Society are taught that it is all about life being easy, and our children are suffering an easy mentality…. It is a struggle to teach them what is right and then have society show them easy is better… We are lucky that we have faith, and therefore our responsibility grows. I however have found that what is right is also easy for me personally, prayer is always my answer and it is also the easiest thing we can do if only we remember what is right…. GOD, answers all things according to his great glory if only we ask, I love you guys, let us remember faith isn’t as hard as we make it, if only we could always be as little children in our faith… they know God hears them and they don’t question…..

By: blake

blake — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:35:45 +0000

it is easy for me to watch an hour of sportscenter here and an hour of seinfield there.
it is right for me to spend more (or time at all) with Jesus.

By: Jihun

Jihun — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:32:08 +0000

wow that was some good stuff

By: Charlie Wallace

Charlie Wallace — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:18:03 +0000

I notice this to be a problem with some of my core leaders and paid staff. I think we all struggle with choosing easy over right. But, the reasons we do this is “fear of man” instead of “fear of God.” Part of my struggle is motivating my leaders to choose the right thing over the easy thing, even when they protest. The challenge for me is to explain to them why they need to this new policy etc. rather the coming down hard and saying, “I’m sorry you feel this way but this is what we’re doing.”

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:07:35 +0000

Craig, actually my record is 9 consecutive days. That’s right…9! It may not be right, but it sure was easy.

By: aaron

aaron — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:01:27 +0000

the easy thing to do might be to focus on lights, sound, look and design on a building to draw people in.
the right thing to do might be to focus on running after Jesus and letting Him draw people in.