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Explore the human side of change, celebrate past wins, and learn how to inspire and implement change initiatives effectively in ministry settings. This comprehensive guide provides insights, tools, and strategies to navigate the Bell Curve of Change, manage stakeholder positions, avoid stress fractures, and successfully lead your team through transformation. From monthly reviews with the management team to annual congregational assessments, discover key principles and worksheets to guide your change management journey with transparency and resilience.
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Ministry Advantage Leading Change
The Human Side of Change Lessons Learned: • Every step toward growth involves CHANGE. • Celebrate THEPAST. • Everyone Changes at a DIFFERENT PACE. • Expect your change initiatives TOCHANGE. • LEARN from the people involved in change. • EXPERIMENT before you permanently IMPLEMENT. • INSPECT what you expect: • Monthly SP review with Management Team • Quarterly review with Staff/Key Volunteer Leaders • Annual review with Elders/Board, and Congregation • To implement change—you must INSPIRE the imagination of your people.
The Bell Curve of Change • Key Issues: Pessimism & Time • Predictable Responses: • Vision Casting • Uninformed Optimism • Informed Pessimism • Checking Out • Hopeful Realism • Informed Optimism • Vision Realized
Change = Dissatisfaction X Vision X First Steps > Resistance Change Formula(C=D x V x FS > R)
Stakeholder Analysis Four Possible Positions • Stop It • Let It • Help It • Make It
Worksheets • Change Formula • Change Formula Worksheet • Stakeholder Analysis
Personal ChangeAvoiding Stress Fractures • Listen Carefully • To Stakeholders • To C.A.V.E. People • To Proven Leaders • Don’t Lead Alone! • Elders • Board of Directors • Monitor Your Disappointments • Admit Humanness – Sometimes Openly • Process Your Pain – Befriend a Counselor
Worksheets • Change Management Mistakes • Implementing Change • Module 2 – Implementation Tasks