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What do they look like?. Healthy Churches. Three Types of Agreements. Formal. Informal. Unspoken. A system is a pattern of interaction that persists. Healthy churches don’t have a bunch of unspoken agreements. RULES. ROLES. RITUALS. What are the types of unspoken agreements in a church?.
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What do they look like? Healthy Churches
Three Types of Agreements Formal Informal Unspoken A system is a pattern of interaction that persists.
Healthy churches don’t have a bunch of unspoken agreements.
RULES ROLES RITUALS What are the types of unspoken agreements in a church?
What are the unspoken/unwritten rules in your church system? What are the unspoken/unwritten roles in your church system? What are the unspoken/unwritten rituals in your church system?
CONCENTRATED DISPERSED AUTHORITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rubber Band Zone Polarities in a church
MANDATORY SPONTANEOUS PROCESS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Polarities in a church
MANAGERIAL TRANSFORMATIONAL PASTORAL LEADERSHIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Polarities in a church
MANAGERIAL TRANSFORMATIONAL LAY LEADERSHIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Polarities in a church
Lay/Clergy Leadership Issues Pastor Church
How to Change a Church System 1. Become aware 2. Keep appropriate tension alive 3. Capitalize on new things 4. Re-contracting
How to Change a Church System 5. Interrupt Interaction Pattern 6. Transformational Leadership 7. Disturb Equilibrium 8. Change through education or training strategies
Healthy Churches… • are intentional about speaking and writing unspoken/unwritten rules, roles, and rituals so everyone is on an equal playing field. • minimize blame of individuals and focus on the entire system that needs changing. • require work from EVERY person in the system. • need to constantly be open to the leading of God’s Holy Spirit.