Creating the Future of the Church: A Practical Guide to Addressing Whole-system Change - Softcover

Elford, Rev. Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0281070776 ISBN 13: 9780281070770

Publisher: SPCK Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

What are the conditions that allow organizations and those within them to thrive? What happens when those conditions are applied to the Church? Deeply aware that more could be done to guarantee a successful future for the Church as an organization, Keith Elford explores the challenges it faces and urges us to take a more coherent approach to the way we think about and 'do' church. In recent years, research and practical learning have taken the Church a long way from the managerialism about which many people are understandably sceptical. Thus the aim of Creating the Future of the Church is to provide a practicable framework and process to allow readers to find their own answers to ensure the Church's organizational health and effectiveness.

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About the Author

Keith Elford has been a consultant to organisations from the business, public and voluntary sectors since 1998, for most of that time as a partner in Telos Partners. He was ordained in 1990 and served as an incumbent and Bishop's Chaplain in Guildford Diocese. He is currently a minister in secular employment. He is married and has two stepsons, three whippets and a couple of rock bands.

Edition details

• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0281070776
• ISBN 13: 9780281070770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144