Lessons Learned from Dave #2

I kicked off a new series of posts yesterday called “Lessons Learned from Dave,” sharing some of the most powerful things I’ve learned from Dave Ramsey. You can find that post here.

Today I’m going to share Lesson #2:

Groups that make a difference exhibit
ORGANIZATIONAL QUICKNESS!

One huge observation of Dave Ramsey and his company is that they are FAST. There is a small period of time between making a decision and implementing that decision. That’s one of the reasons that Dave and his team are able to pull off big things: Success loves Speed.

For example, a while back I posted about Dave’s “Town Hall for Hope” event. Over 1 million people watched in more than 6,000 locations nationwide as Dave took the stage and did his best to put some context to our current economic situation and to give people hope for the future.

All of that (one of the largest live webcasts in history, over 6,000 participating venues, live television coverage, and more than 1 million people tuning in) went from concept to completion within about a month and a half. That’s organizational quickness!

What does that have to do with us as church leaders? Simply put, the shorter the lag time between decision-making and implementation, the more effective we will be.

Don’t get me wrong, we need desperately to hear from God and to be clear on where He is leading us. We never want to “out-run” God, but once He tells us to do something we need to get it done.

In other words, delayed obedience is disobedience.

The secret to organizational quickness is to be always quick, but never rushed.

That’s the pace we try to maintain at The Journey, how about at your church? Is there a decision that’s been made but hasn’t yet been acted on? What’s holding you back?

You see and recognize what is right but refuse to act on it…

Isaiah 42:20a

P.S. Are you ready to expand your capacity to lead your church into the future? Check out Leadership Skills for a Growing Church.

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Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.

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