Why Leaders Get Cold Feet

Podcast Episode #378

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Cold feet often plagues pastors and their decision making. Today we discuss reasons for this cold feet syndrome and how to battle it.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

• We are now in a time where incremental change in the church does not work like it used to.
• Don’t make decisions based on conflict avoidance.
• Too many pastors are not trained to lead. They’re trained theologically, but not in leadership.
• The greatest fear I have when leading change is not knowing what I don’t know.
• Change is both incremental and sudden.
• If you’re going to lead change, you need a long-term view.

The seven reasons for cold feet that we discuss on this episode are:

1. The critics.
2. The energy drainers.
3. Lack of knowledge.
4. Prayerlessness.
5. Short-term view.
6. Inadequate staff and lay leadership.
7. Faith-as-idea.

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