That didn’t work. Ooops, that didn’t go like I thought it would. That reaction hurts. Really, they said that? They did that? Why? Hey, I am pastor/leader around here. I thought that meant something. I think he/she/they have the problem, not me.

We could go on phrasing reactive scenarios but the point is that everything we do causes some reaction. But sometimes the reaction is even greater than we could have imagined. Push back is not only unexpected but the intensity of the pushback is much more than anticipated. How come?

It is my opinion that pastors in churches are trying to do too much, too soon, with too little. The leadership virus in articles, blogs, books, videos and messages infects us to believe that if we are not “leading” or “challenging” or “acting as a change agent” we are deficient even negligent in our leadership. Probably true but like everything in life there is a context.