There are a number of motivations for change : exciting new visions of the future,
discontent at the status quo, external factors forcing an organisation to reassess its
practices and so on. However, change can be unsettling - as humans, many of us have a
preference for little change, or at least only that which we ourselves decide to introduce
into our environment. Therefore introducing change into Christian organisations or
churches can be a challenge to Christian leaders, who have had little or no formal
training in change management. We
offer a six step change
management model to help Christian leaders
successfully introduce change into a church or Christian organisation. Although based on material used by leading
commercial organisations, the content has been carefully selected to ensure that it is
appropriate for use within a Christian context.
This is relatively simple - the important thing is to think carefully, and be aware of
side-effects of the change.
Click on each step in turn to explore it in
more detail, or work through them in turn using the links at the bottom of each step.
Step 1 : Defining a vision for change
: what is the desired change you want
to introduce?
Step 2 : Forming a change management team : gathering the right people to work on the change process.
Step 3 : Change Management strategies : key decisions about timescale and extent of consultation.
Step 4 : Implementing the Change :
some simple tools and resources on project management
Step 5 : Other considerations : avoiding
unforeseen side-effects.
Step 6 : Reviewing what's happened : did
the change management occur as intended?
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