Lyle Schaller, Strategies for Change. Abingdon Press, 1993.
Referenced in: Change Concepts and Theories
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
Just say the name Lyle Schaller and watch church leaders perk up. This is not just another book on change process. Instead, it is a distillation of wisdom from the highly regarded dean of church consultants. This book contains a plethora of gems found nowhere else. He asks questions all church leaders raise but few authors answer. What is the difference between “benevolent dictators” and “enablers”? How does one introduce change in established churches that have “earned complacency” or excessive apathetic comfort with the status quo? How does one create the “self-identified discrepancy” in which the people become discontented with the status quo? What are the eight sources of authority in congregations? How do different situations dictate different strategies and the level of participation required by the congregation? And then there are the three pages which alone are worth the price of book, his 25-item “Checklist for Change Agents.” No church leader should be without Schaller’s Strategies for Change.
From the Publisher
The fourth of five books about managing for change in the congregation, Strategies for Change—the fruit of the author’s week-long workshops on planned change—focuses on the institutional context for change, defines sources of authority for making changes, and offers a checklist of strategies and tactics for making changes.
About the Author
Lyle E. Schaller is the country’s leading interpreter of congregational systems and their vitality. He is the author of dozens of books, including From Geography to Affinity, also published by Abingdon Press. He lives in Naperville, Illinois.
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