Transitioning: Leading Your Church through Change - Hardcover

Southerland, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310233445 ISBN 13: 9780310233442

Publisher: Zondervan, 2000

Synopsis

A biblical look at how to steer a congregation in a new and exciting direction aligned with God’s unique purpose for them. Transitioning is written to help church leaders and their congregations successfully navigate change and discover that the rewards far exceed the risk. Drawing principles from the book of Nehemiah, Southerland maps out an eight-step strategy for moving from being a traditional, ministry-driven church to a purpose-driven church. Transitioning illustrates practical, field-tested concepts with examples from the Bible and Southerland’s own experience. A detailed workbook section with fill-in-the-blanks, scripture passages, and action steps helps pastors and their leadership teams convert knowledge into reality.

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From the Back Cover

In a church, change is like oxygen, essential for life and growth. Handle it wrong, though, and you'll start a fire you can't put out. So if the thought of switching from a traditional church to a purpose-driven church leaves you with mingled feelings of excitement and fear, good! It means that, as a pastor, you know the incalculable worth of aligning your church with God's vision. It also means you understand how potentially explosive such a venture can be. Transitioning is written for you. This book can help you and your congregation successfully navigate change to attain rewards that far exceed the risk. Drawing principles from the book of Nehemiah, Pastor Dan Southerland maps out an eight-step strategy for moving from a typical, program-driven church to a purpose-driven church. It's no cut-and-dried process, any more than God himself is cut and dried. Rather, it's a biblical look at how to steer your congregation in a new and exciting direction -- one that's aligned with God's intentions not just for any church, but your church. Southerland takes you step by step through preparing for vision, defining the vision, planting the vision, sharing the vision, implementing the vision, dealing with opposition, making course corrections, and evaluating the results. Transitioning illustrates practical, field-tested concepts with examples from the Bible and Southerland's own experiences. But this book doesn't end at the blackboard. Its detailed workbook section is packed with fill-in-the-blanks, Scripture passages, and action steps to help you and your leadership team convert knowledge to implementation. Getting in step with what God wants to do in and through your church opens the door for transformation and growth -- not just corporately, but in your own life as well. Amazing things happen when you choose vision, rather than circumstances or tradition, as your guiding star. So get read! You're about to discover the power and effectiveness of becoming a purpose-driven church.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0310233445
• ISBN 13: 9780310233442
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240