My post the other day on web development woes set me to thinking.

The basic premise of that post was asking how one goes about handling a situation where you need to play the heavy to get something done. The main reason for the post was to solicit help as I have never, in my Christian walk, had to deal with a situation that directly affects the Church.

For sure professionally I’ve taken people to task and whilst I don’t enjoy that aspect I could see the value as it was hurting the business and ultimately my job. After an email from a friend and a little thought I came to the conclusion why should I deal with this person any differently just because they are doing something for the Church? So two days ago I took time to word an eMail confirming our phone conversation and then reminded him of some of his prior promises in relation to mockups, etc. I finished by stating that my reputation was on the line.

I thought long and hard about that – as a Christian I’m not worried about my reputation in the least but as a person in business it is all I am. I took a shot that the developer felt this way too. To backup the eMail I then sent a text asking him to check his eMail. That evening I had a very positive response and the following day the long awaited mockup appeared along with the promise that he wouldn’t let me down. Now we need to approve his design and the initial thoughts are positive, which is always a good start.