These notes are designed to help churches where important decisions need to be made in a group context. Such decisions are all about change and so can heighten emotions. This topic is particularly relevant as lockdown starts to be eased.
There are ten suggestions, with explanation for each one.
Learn from biblical patterns
Discover the real issues
Select the decision-makers
Decide on the process
Choose facilitators, venues and times
Undertake research
List the options
Minimise hurtful conflict
Select how to decide
Clarify next steps
Training Notes TN125, How to take major decisions, are now available without charge from the Training Notes index page of John Truscott’s website.