Thanks for the response. I did read what you wrote several times. I carefully thought out and looked at what I wanted to say in response to your post. The reason I brought up the danger is exactly because of what you said, “My answer was vague because each church is different and needs to learn what decision making method works best for them.”

I would have loved a little more clarification in the post, perhaps exactly what you clarified to me in your comment. I love your blog and it’s a daily read for me and I think there are a lot of great things that come out of it. However, there really wasn’t any context to your answer to the question because it was pretty broad and could be taken several different ways. I just want to keep both sides of communication open and offer a different viewpoint. I was by no means trying to criticize, just offer a word of caution.

You need to go back and read the post at Church Relevance, which I wrote. You completely took it out of context.

It is a question and answer post where the man asking the question wants to know if their church should make a decision by voting. My answer discusses decision making methods not ministry methods. My answer was vague because each church is different and needs to learn what decision making method works best for them. If you were to quote an excerpt from my post, quote, “Your methods for church decision making are not what is important. What matters is that you make the right decision.”

Anyone who is a regular reader of Church Relevance knows that I am a huge advocate that in ministry, methods matter. In fact, I regularly say that churches must understand who they are called to reach so that they may better understand how (what methods) to reach them.

Still at the end of the day, the fruits of our ministries (the result) is what matters. And if something is truly the best result, than it will also have used the best method (one that does not hurt volunteers’ feelings or drive people away). Please read before you rant.

-Kent