1. The Leadership Paradox:
The harder you try to control a group, the less control you will have.
2. The Calendar Paradox:
The busier you are, the less you will accomplish.
3. The Relationship Paradox:
The people who like you most will be the ones you try least to please.
4. The Anxiety Paradox:
The less you worry about the church, the better it will do.
5. The Stewardship Paradox:
The more you preach about money, the less you will receive.
6. The Preaching Paradox:
The more you preach, the less you will have to say.
7. The Negotiation Paradox:
The most serious issues cannot be handled seriously.
8. The Learning Paradox:
You will only learn more of what you already know.
9. The Power Paradox:
The weakest people in the church tend to wield the most power.
10. The Issues Paradox:
The issues you most want to push are beyond pushing.
11. The Decision Paradox:
People seldom have to choose between right and wrong.
12. The Influence Paradox:
The most powerful people in your life will not be powerful people.
13. The Controversy Paradox:
The issue you are arguing about is not the issue at all.
14. The Confrontation Paradox:
Direct confrontation seldom confronts the problem.
15. The Intimacy Paradox:
Distance often helps people more than closeness.
16. The Ministry Paradox:
The more you try to help people, the more helpless people become.
17. The Helper’s Paradox:
The best way to help others is to take care of yourself.
18. The Organization Paradox:
The more organized the church becomes, the less it accomplishes.
19. The Problems Paradox:
Problems are not really problems at all.
20. The Time Paradox:
The less important the issue, the more time you will spend on it.
21. The Attitude Paradox:
Only pastors who are having fun can seriously proclaim the gospel.
