Simon Cox Blog: 20 Truths from Leading Major Change in Your Ministry

Thursday, 12 April 2018

20 Truths from Leading Major Change in Your Ministry

God has an amazing capacity to use leaders in their present situation

1.God has an amazing capacity to use leaders in their present situation, while at the same time using that present situation to train them for future ministry challenges. (p. xvii)

2.When leaders serve their followers—meeting personal needs in practical ways—word gets around, your reputation for caring for followers is enhanced, and trust grows. (p. 10)

3.While meeting every need is impossible, showing concern and caring for someone in need is almost always possible. (p. 10)

4.Major change, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. Like describing surgery (major on me, minor on you), what seems like a small change to one person is perceived as major change to another. (p. 14)

5.When people passionately devote themselves to mutual purposes, amazing progress is possible because supernatural results occur. God camps around people who embrace his mission and share his mission with each other. His presence was palpable as we went through the journey together. (p. 17)

6.The final question to answer when diagnosing the need for major change—“Am I willing to see the change to completion?”—is a gut-check for every leader. Major change takes time—often years—to plan, execute, and fully implement. The onerous part of major change is not the dreaming or launch phases; it is the completion phase. (p. 50)

7.Foundational to helping people through major change is this seminal idea: change is different than transition. Change is the new circumstances introduced into organizational life, i.e. a new staffing plan going into effect on a specific date. Transition, on the other hand, is the emotional, psychological, and spiritual adjustments people go through when change is implemented. (p. 53) ...