Leading Congregational Change
A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey
Mike Bonem author Jim Herrington author James H Furr author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published:8th Aug '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A Leadership Network Publication
With this much-needed handbook, the authors brilliantly combine their experience guiding dozens of churches through the change process with both the study of Christian disciplines and the sophisticated understanding of such important business thinkers as John Kotter on leading change and Peter Senge on learning organizations. In this eminently readable book the authors have distilled their insights and practices into simple but powerful concepts for leading congregations, whether long established or recently formed, through profound change.
Leaders using this guide will also be interested in the companion Leading Congregational Change Workbook, which offers assessment questions, planning worksheets, activities, and case examples for each stage of the process.
"Leading a church to change from being tradition- or program-driven to being purpose-driven is a task filled with all kinds of potentially explosive and divisive issues. This is a book you ought to read before you change anything."
—Rick Warren, author, The Purpose-Driven Church
"This is a landmark book for churches and change. Effecting change is never easy in congregations. Leading Congregational Change is a practical guide for congregational leaders that includes spiritual wisdom and its application from the best thinkers of our day."
—Bob Buford, founding chairman, Leadership Network
"This book spotlights the universal principles for navigating the rapids of change between chaplaincy and mission. Identifying the simplicity-within the complexity-of this challenging leadership role, pastors and leaders learn how to go from hopeful to possible."
—Herb Miller, editor, The Parish Paper
"A creative and helpful guide for assisting congregations through the necessary process of change by weaving together firm biblical foundations, the best of what's available from the social sciences, and insightful examples from the years of experience the authors have had in working with churches."
—Craig Van Gelder, professor of congregational mission, Luther Seminary, ELCA
"Leaders will appreciate the insight of these three writers." (The Clergy Journal, 1/02)
ISBN: 9781118446201
Dimensions: 228mm x 154mm x 12mm
Weight: 308g
208 pages