transforming churches connecting kingdom to culture through organizational transformation
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Transforming Churches
Connecting Kingdom to Culture through
Organizational Transformation
The Reality of Change
• What got you here, won’t take you there• IBM says it must reinvent itself every 7
years• Before WW2, change occurred only with
new generation• Business cycle time dropping
• The greatest barrier to change is recent success
The Need for Change
• “new wine and old wineskins” (Matt. 9:16-17)
• Methods must always change, the core Message must never change. (Isaiah 40:8)
The Need for Change
• “new wine and old wineskins” (Matt. 9:16-17)
• Methods must always change, the core Message must never change. (Isaiah 40:8)
Change or die!
Churches and Change: Why They Resist• A misunderstanding of the actual purpose of
the church
• ___________________: The Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37)
• ___________________: (Acts 2:42-47) We are to love each other “as” Christ loves us.
• ___________________: (Luke 9:23, Ephesians 3:14-21)
• ___________________: (Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Cor. 12:4-6, 12-15)
• ___________________: The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20)
• The absence of courageous leadership
Worship
Fellowship
Discipleship
Ministry
Evangelism
Churches and Change: Why They Resist• A misunderstanding of the actual purpose of
the church
• ___________________: The Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37)
• ___________________: (Acts 2:42-47) We are to love each other “as” Christ loves us.
• ___________________: (Luke 9:23, Ephesians 3:14-21)
• ___________________: (Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Cor. 12:4-6, 12-15)
• ___________________: The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20)
• The absence of courageous leadership
Worship
Fellowship
Discipleship
Ministry
Evangelism
The one purpose that
always needs more
attention is Evangelism.
Why Churches Don’t Change (2)
• The lack of a clear, biblical
• An unwillingness to try approaches
• An unwillingness to old ones
• An unwillingness to “ the saints” for ministry
get rid of
new and innovative
vision
equip
What to Change and What Not to Change
• Define what is core (essential)• That defines what is not core• If it is not core it must be
________________________.• If it is core it must ______________.
open for change
never change
“Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater.”
Reinventing
• Document identity and Identify purpose (core)
• Cast vision• Create “keepers of the crystal vase”• Cast vision• Intentional plan with clear steps• Cast vision• Celebrate the past• Cast vision
Reinventing (2)
• Allow departure of those who will not release the past
• Cast vision• Measure progress, stop doing what
does not contribute• Cast vision• Stay courageous• Cast vision• Reinvent
A Story of Change
• Coral Ridge Community Church• Intentional re-invention• Model of a Post-modern congregation• Brian McLaren, Pastor
• Thought-leader and spokesman for emergent (post-modern) church in America and England
Dialogue
• www.fbcmckinney.com