Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey

by Jim Herrington; Mike Bonem; James H. Furr

• ISBN13: 9780787947651
• ISBN10: 0787947652
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

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.

Author Biography

JIM HERRINGTON is executive director of Mission Houston, an interdenominational, multicultural pastoral effort to transform the city of Houston. MIKE BONEM is president and cofounder of Kingdom Transformation Partners, a church consulting and training firm based in Houston. JAMES H. FURR is senior church consultant with Union Baptist Association and adjunct professor of sociology at Houston Baptist University.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xv
Learning to Lead Change: A Transformational Journey	1	(15)
Spiritual and Relational Vitality: The Driving Force in Congregational Change	16	(12)
Laying the Groundwork for Change	28	(21)
Discerning and Communicating the Vision	49	(20)
Achieving and Maintaining Widespread Impact	69	(26)
The Disciplines of Transformational Leadership	95	(5)
Discipline One: Generating and Sustaining Creative Tension	100	(13)
Discipline Two: Harnessing the Power of Mental Models	113	(15)
Discipline Three: Enabling Team Learning	128	(15)
Discipline Four: Practicing Systems Thinking	143	(15)
The Art of Transformational Leadership	158	(5)
Resource: An Annotated Bibliography of Useful Publications	163	(4)
References	167	(2)
The Authors	169	(3)
About Leadership Network	172	(1)
Index	173