2. Leading Change

3. “Like it or not, much of what is going to happen or not happen in the church will stem from the leader” - Change Your Church for Good – The Art of Sacred Cow Tipping Brad Powell

4. Why Change?

5. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change

6. 1.Leadership

7. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done)

8. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done) 3.Inward focus instead of outward (Self Consuming Comfy Church!)

9. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done) 3.Inward focus instead of outward (Self Consuming Comfy Church!) 4.Local church structure (How long does it take to make a decision?)

10. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done) 3.Inward focus instead of outward (Self Consuming Comfy Church!) 4.Local church structure (How long does it take to make a decision?) 5.Conflict

11. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done) 3.Inward focus instead of outward (Self Consuming Comfy Church!) 4.Local church structure (How long does it take to make a decision?) 5.Conflict 6.In love with past rather than focus on future (Remember glory days!)

12. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done) 3.Inward focus instead of outward (Self Consuming Comfy Church!) 4.Local church structure (How long does it take to make a decision?) 5.Conflict 6.In love with past rather than focus on future (Remember glory days!) 7.Afraid of risk – (What is v What might be)

13. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done) 3.Inward focus instead of outward (Self Consuming Comfy Church!) 4.Local church structure (How long does it take to make a decision?) 5.Conflict 6.In love with past rather than focus on future (Remember glory days!) 7.Afraid of risk/Lack of faith – (What is v What might be) 8.Afraid of the pain

14. ‘Without pain there is no change, and without change there is no growth, and without growth there is no maturity, and without maturity there is no capacity to endure pain.’ Christian Schwartz

15. Reasons Churches Struggle with Change 1.Leadership 2.There is nothing wrong mentality – (This is how its always been done) 3.Inward focus instead of outward (Self Consuming Comfy Church!) 4.Local church structure (How long does it take to make a decision?) 5.Conflict 6.In love with past rather than focus on future (Remember glory days!) 7.Afraid of risk/Lack of faith – (What is v What might be) 8.Afraid of the pain 9.Talk more than act

18. “Change is indispensable to growth, if you stop changing you stop growing” - Believe You Can Change, Wayne Cordero

19. “If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes” Jim Westley

20. Where Does Change Begin?

21. You! Never underestimate the fact that God called you, is speaking to you and is leading through you. He is leading the church with you! Always remember it’s His Church!

22. The Leader must believe that he/she is the right person, at the right time, doing the right thing!

23. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference Reinhold Niebuhr

24. The Biggest Key to Leading Effective Change is ;

25. Here’s a leadership reality; People won’t follow someone they don’t respect, and earning respect requires character and credibility Change Your Church for Good – The Art of Sacred Cow Tipping Brad Powell

26. What Is Change? The Process of Leading Effective Change

28. Understand people respond to change at different rates

31. Leading Your Church Through Change

32. How you think about your church determines what you see and the culture you create. Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro, Culture Shift

33. How To Implement Change In The Church?

34. Step 1 Pray! For the church community For Clarity Wisdom Vision Direction

35. Step 2 Build Credibility Visits Remember Names Meet regularly with key leaders Invitations to lunch/dinner with you

36. A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow. John C. Maxwell

37. Step 3 Develop a Strategic Plan

38. “People seldom hit what they do not aim at” Henry David Thoreau

39. Don’t just change for the sake of change…That is destined for disaster!

40. Key Components of a plan include ; Values Vision Mission Goals Objectives

41. Step 4 Change in order to fulfil vision

42. Step 5 Live It!

43. For a successful transformation, managers must live and breathe the change they encourage. Neil Gaydon – CEO Pace Pl

44. Step 6 Communicate

45. “A vision is little more than an empty dream until it is widely shared and accepted. Only then does it acquire the force necessary to change an organisation and move it in the intended direction” Burt Nanus, Visionary Leadership

46. Step 7 Evaluate NCD Survey, Church Board Meetings Church Business Meetings

47. “The successful man lengthens his stride when he discovers the signpost has deceived him; the failure looks for a place to sit down” John Ruskin

48. Other Keys Include; Speak the Vision

49. Other Keys Include; Use wise words These include words like; Transition, Transformation, Community, Together, Your, We…

50. Other Keys Include; Be patient!

51. Other Keys Include; Be consistent

52. Other Keys Include; Stay focused

53. Other Keys Include; Practice Humility

54. Other Keys Include; Wisdom and Discernment

55. Other Keys Include; Trust

56. Other Keys Include; Negotiation

57. Other Keys Include; Expect Pain

58. Other Keys Include; Take care of yourself – Exercise Spend time with God Don’t go beating yourself up! Stay focused Get sleep Debrief

59. Other Keys Include; Be Positive

60. Other Keys Include; Celebrate the wins!!!