Two things come to mind when I think of Van Halen:

1. Right Now
   
   
2. Crystal Pepsi

The lyrics to Right Now are great for both comedians and leaders:

Don't wanna wait 'til tomorrow
Why put it off another day?
One more walk through your problems,
Built up and stand in our way.

When you are improvising comedy in front of a live audience, you don't have the luxury of slowing things down, chewing it over, and thinking about what comes next.

There's only Right Now.

Del Close, one of the earliest improvisers at Chicago's Second City, was always pushing young comedians to make a choice.  Right Now.  One of my favorite quotes from Del is:

"Fall, then figure out what to do on the way down."

This is a fantastic principle for church leaders.  No, I'm not talking about using the Right Now principle for firing people up to reach the lost.  I'm talking about making a choice as a leader.

Church boards are more notorious than Biggie Smalls (yes, that's a 1990's rapper reference - go Google it!) for putting decisions off: "Let's pray about it and come back to it next month."  Listen, you don't have to pray about what God has already declared!!

Time after time I've seen Kingdom-sized opportunities choked out by timidity.  The Bible is clear: you don't have tomorrow guaranteed to you.  Just Right Now. 

So as leaders, pull up your big boy pants, swallow back the fear, and make a decision!  Right Now!