This week I connected with Charles Stone to talk about his new book, People Pleasing Pastors. During the interview Charles shared several insights on people pleasing.
- Saying yes to things you shouldn’t say yes to can lead to a high level of misery and can create additional problems.
- 91% of pastors admit to people pleasing at some level.
- Pastors should recognize that God wired them to help others. There can be “good” people pleasing.
- Pastors tend to people please to make the anxiety of failing go away.
- If a pastor meets every need of the church then he cannot be an effective leader.
Check out Charles’ blog at charlesstone.com for more on leadership and ministry.
