Product Description

Many books have been written about leadership and change, but until now none has focused on the kind of change that tears at a community's very fabric. Alban senior consultant Gil Rendle provides a respectful context for understanding change, especially the experiences and resistances that people feel. Rendle pulls together theory, research, and his work with churches facing change to provide leaders with practical diagnostic models and tools. In a time when change is the norm, this book helps to "lead change" in a spiritual and healthy way.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #355188 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781566991872
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"Gil Rendle challenges us to get 'unstuck' and reflect on how congregational leaders can be agents of change and transformation." -- Rabbi Lennard Thal, Vice President, Union of American Hebrew Congregations

"Rendle provides a pathway through 'the wilderness' with skill, compassion, and power for the journey God is unfolding for ministry." -- Alfred Johnson, Resident Bishop, New Jersey Area UMC

About the Author
Gil Rendle is a Senior Consultant with the Alban Institute. He is an ordained United Methodist clergyperson with more than 15 years of parish experience. He consults with local congregations and judicatories using his background in organizational development and systems theory. He is also the author of Behanvioral Covenants in Congregations, The Multigenerational Congregation, and the co-author of Holy Conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations.

Customer Reviews

A Great Resouce
Excellent insights for planning strategies to help congregations into and through change. A great guide for dealing with the dynamics of change -- spiritual, intellectual, and emotional. Helpful differentiation between "management" and "leadership" and the kinds of situations when each style is more appropriate. I use it as a handbook in doing interim ministry.

A good investment of your precious reading time
Remember back to course you took in seminary about leading
your church through change? No? There wasn't one! Come now, that can't be true, but sadly it is in most cases. Pastors are called to shepherd their church's through changes but are rarely given the education or tools to do so. Most of this is picked up by trial and error, often painful trials with many errors. This book could be considered "Remedial Congregational Leadership 101," for those of us who never received this formal training. Clearly Rendle wrote this book not out of some theoretical model (although there is solid theory supporting it) but out of his lived experience of leading many congregations through the turbulant waters of change. With so many demands pulling at the free time of a pastor, this book is well worth devoting some of that time.

Relevant Advice for Congregations - Needed NOW more than ever
With so many churches struggling to identify programs and services that will meet their goals, 'Leading Change in the Congregation' is a MUST read! Being a Business Analyst, I can attest that the information provided is relevant information that, if followed with integrity and purpose, can elevate congregational conversation, promote healthy dialogue, and generate focused and meaningful change.
It's your church....become a leader!
** Not for those seeking a quick fix **