Incremental Change (Change, part 2)

In a previous post, I shared a framework that helps us consider change.  Here’s a summary: our paradigms (how we see things) shape our strategies (how we approach things), which in turn shape the actions we take (what we do), and it is our actions that determine our results and/or errors (what we get).

This simple model is helpful for considering change because it allows us to identify three kinds of change.  In this post, I will explore the most basic kind of change: changing our actions.

What Kind of Change?

This is the first in a series of posts in which I will explore the topic of change in general and apply the lessons to the specifics of church change.

Change seems perpetually to be a hot topic among leaders and organizations, no matter the sector of society: businesses, government, education, charity, etc.  As a consultant to churches and ministries for over 10 years, I know that the topic of change is incredibly important among Christ-centered organizations, especially churches.  I also know change is a complex topic.

We have to admit that not all persons in a church are in favor of change.  And certainly change for the sake of change is not an inherently positive thing.  Yet, many church leaders feel deeply that change is needed in the church.