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October 27, 2009Kevin Ford on Leading Change
What to preserve--and what to change--prior to exploring facility questions.
Editor's Note: Marian Liautaud, editor of BuildingForMinistry.com, is blogging live this week from the Cornerstone Knowledge Network's Alignment4 Conference and WFX. She posted this live dispatch on Tuesday (watch for more throughout the week):
Kevin Ford is the Chief Visionary Officer and Managing Partner of TAG Consulting, a management consulting firm specializing in strategy, leadership and ministry development. TAG's client list includes Merrill Lynch, the Federal Aviation Association and the Salvation Army. While Kevin loves consulting with companies and ministries of all sizes, his passion is to help leaders of the local church.
In his workshop at the 2009 Cornerstone Knowledge Network Conference in Charlotte, Kevin presented on the topic of "Leading Through Change." Here are some of the highlights:
The primary task of leadership is to distinguish between what needs to be preserved and what needs to change. Work on what to preserve before tackling what needs to change.
How do you take your church through the process of change? First, determine what you need to preserve.
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When it comes to persuading others about big-ticket purchases, which person (or group) is the toughest for you to convince?
- The senior pastor.
- The executive pastor.
- The bookkeeper/treasurer.
- The church board.
- A purchasing committee.
- The congregation.
