Tag: Future Search

Weisbord and Jannoff, Future Search

Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Jannoff, Future Search: Getting the Whole System in the Room for Vision, Commitment, and Action, 3rd Edition. Berrett-Koehler, 2010. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems, Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is one of several Whole-Systems approaches to congregational renewal. The publisher’s description below is a good summary. For

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Mead and Alban, Creating the Future Together

Loren B. Mead and Billie T. Alban, Creating the Future Together: Methods to Inspire Your Whole Faith Community. Alban Institute, 2008. Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal – Whole Systems/Large Group LifeandLeadership.com Summary Mead and Alban suggest that most resources on congregational planning encourage collaboration among various small-group task forces using a number of assessment

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Church Leadership Strategies, Whole Systems, Large Group

WHOLE SYSTEMS, LARGE GROUP STRATEGIES for CHURCH RENEWAL Appreciative Inquiry, Asset Mapping, Future Search, Open Space Technology, Scenario Planning, World Cafe Part of two guides to Ministry Resources Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal – Index Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal – Overview of Strategies Sections: Introduction, Definition Visionary Reflections on the Value of

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Church Leadership Strategies, Overview of Approaches

STRATEGIES for Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal – Overview Part of the LifeandLeadership.com ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Introduction Conventional or Missional, Philosophies of Church Leadership The Approaches to Church Leadership and Renewal Related Ministry Resources Introduction All church leaders recognize the need for periodic renewal. The question is which

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