Navigating the Winds of Change: How to Manage Change in the Church

Navigating the Winds of Change: How to Manage Change in the Church
Lynn Anderson Foreword by Leith Anderson

Our Price: $12.99
Format: Paperback, 270pp.
ISBN: 1878990314
Pub. Date: December 1996

From the Publisher
How Can Your Church Manage Cultural Change Without Compromising Eternal Truths?

Many churches are currently grappling with this question, and this important book by Lynn Anderson is full of answers.

The winds of change are blowing, and they will not be ignored. Churches that learn how to successfully manage the changes these winds bring will sail smoothly into the 21st century. Congregations that close their eyes to the reality of change will be swept off course or into extinction.

In this book, Anderson--a well-known author, minister and leader--presents a wealth of practical, effective strategies for managing change in the church. He is the creative force behind the annual "Church That Connects" seminar that has helped hundreds of church leaders manage positive change in their congregations; and now he gives these vital strategies directly to you.

Table of Contents

	Illustrations	viii
	Foreword	ix
	Preface	xi
	Prologue: Facing the Chill Winds of Change	3
Section 1	Why Change?
1	Shattered Dreams	13
2	What Went Wrong?	23
3	Why Change?	35
Section 2	Is Change Possible?
4	You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks	47
Section 3	What Must Never Change
5	Form Follows Function: Theological Foundations	63
6	Life Spans: Respecting the Past	71
Section 4	What Must Surely Change
7	A Church That Connects	83
8	Right-Brained Christians in a Left-Brained Church	103
9	Music That Makes Sense	117
Section 5	The Art of Change Management
10	Minimizing Chaos	141
11	Getting Change Into Your System	161
12	Transition or Just Change?	181
13	Changing Perceptions	199
14	Conversation: Windows Into Perceptions	219
Section 6	Results of Change
15	To Dream Again	239
	Epilogue: A God of Surprises	251
Appendix A	Resources on Change Agency	255
Appendix B	Resources on Worship	259
Appendix C	Resources on the Church	261
Appendix D	Resources on Music	263
	Notes	265