Navigating Change: Leading, Learning, and Embracing Transformation

2. How to bring change, when change is hard

4. we all respond to change differently • we are leading volunteers • change happens to us from external sources • we aim to change things • we are changed • we learn in the process

5. Where have you seen change done well or badly ? Why ?

6. ‘we must change or be changed.’ Alan Roxburgh. Missional Map Making

7. As it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever and evermore. Amen.

8. ‘For anything to change someone has to start acting very differently & from there to get people behaving differently.’ Chip & Dan Heath Switch. How to change things

9. Why people don’t want to change? • a desire not to give up something of value • misunderstanding of the change • belief that change does not make sense • a low tolerance for change • exhaustion

10. proactive • relational • intentional • missional

11. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Reinhold Niebuhr

13. 1. Foster a sense of urgency

15. 2. This requires a team

16. 3. Develop the change vision & strategy ‘ Where there is no vision, the people are undisciplined.’ Proverbs 29 v18.

17. ‘Leaders define what the future should look like, align people with that vision and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.’ John Kotter

18. ‘ Say it once, say it twice and keep on saying it and when you have finished, you’ll know you’ve still not said it enough,’ Bill Clinton

19. 4. Communicate for understanding and commitment

20. vivid • repeatable • invitational • lived by leaders

21. 3 Questions What’s your story? Will those who need to hear it believe it? Is it true?

22. 4 dangers • fear • death by delay • confusion • ridicule

23. Change is easy, the problem is transition

24. Help people to understand why ‘it’ is happening “People responsible for planning & implementing change forget that while the first task of change management is to understand the destination and how to get there. The first task of transition management is to convince people to leave home. You’ll save yourself a lot of grief if you remember that”. William Bridges

25. Saying goodbye • Shifting into neutral • Moving forward

26. Transition communication • The purpose • The picture • The plan • The part

27. See the need to- have to • Learn enough- want to • Receive enough- able to

28. 5. Empower others to get involved ‘ No leaders can command or compel change. Hence the role of leaders is to enlist the participation of others as leaders of that effort.’ Alvin Toffler

29. 6 Produce some short term positives

30. 7. Don’t give up ‘ the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete. James 1 v3-4

32. 8. Create a new missional culture

33. Question for discussion? What is changing? What do we need to change? What is changing us?

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36. Questions for discussion? • “God grant me the serenity to accept • the things I cannot change, • the courage to change the • things I can, • and the wisdom to know • the difference.” • What might you need to change? • What do you need to do • to make this change work? • What is the biggest challenge • you face with this?