Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem, James H Furr

Leading Congregational Change

A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey

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Produktbeschreibung

Bold transformation is needed in many of the congregations that cover the American landscape, argue Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem, and James H. Furr, authors of Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey. Drawing on their more than one hundred years of combined experience in a wide variety of church-related positions and a deep commitment to the biblical role of the local church, the authors present practical and concrete principles and concepts applicable across a broad spectrum of congregations.Leading Congregational Change presents a simple, memorable, and transferable framework along with principles of congregational transformation--such as God's call for transformation, the central role of spiritual vitality, the sequential nature of effective change, and the learning disciplines. Illustrations and action items offer adaptable suggestions and starting points for discussion.Leading Congregational Change is designed primarily for pastors and other congregational leaders who sense that things are not just fine in their churches and realize that deep change is needed. Judicatory staff and church consultants will also find the model for congregational transformation helpful. Individual ministries within a congregation, new congregations, and parachurch organizations can also use it to facilitate their own transformation. A church will grow when it understands and is genuinely committed to demonstrating and sharing the gospel in relevant ways. Growth will be manifested in the deeper commitment of its members. And more people in the community will hear God's call and become faithful disciples of Christ. Leading Congregational Change is a wise and faithful guide for the journey toward such transformation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 275
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781506463315
• ISBN-10: 1506463312
• Artikelnr.: 59469568

Autorenporträt

Jim Herrington is a leadership coach and consultant, author, husband, father, and grandfather. His passion is helping leaders develop their capacity to live a fully human, fully alive life. He is the coauthor of three books on organizational change and leadership. Jim has a doctor of ministry degree from Houston Graduate School of Theology, and he speaks regularly at conferences across the US and Canada. More information is available at theleadersjourney.us.

Inhaltsangabe

About This Workbook xi
Part 1 Vitality and Leadership Disciplines 1
1 Spiritual and Relational Vitality: The Driving Force of Transformational
Change 3
2 Discipline One: Generating and Sustaining Creative Tension 8
3 Discipline Two: Harnessing the Power of Mental Models 12
4 Discipline Three: Enabling Team Learning 16
5 Discipline Four: Practicing Systems Thinking 21
Part 2 The Eight-Stage Change Process 27
6 Stage 1: Making Personal Preparation 29
7 Stage 2: Creating Urgency 34
8 Stage 3: Establishing the Vision Community 38
9 Stage 4: Discerning the Vision and Determining the Visionpath 44
10 Stage 5: Communicating the Vision 50
11 Stage 6: Empowering Change Leaders 55
12 Stage 7: Implementing the Vision 61
13 Stage 8: Reinforcing Momentum Through Alignment 67
Resource A Resource Organizations 74
Resource B An Annotated Bibliography of Useful Publications 78
Resource C Questionnaires, Inventories, and Other Data-Gathering Resources
81
Resource D Congregational Bodylife Model 95
Resource E Congregational Self-Assessment 98
References 103
The Authors 104
About Leadership Network 107