This document discusses two frameworks for planning change in the church: Kotter & Rathgober's Theory of Change and Mission Action Planning. Kotter & Rathgober's Theory of Change involves 8 steps: 1) create urgency, 2) build a guiding coalition, 3) form strategic vision, 4) enlist volunteers, 5) remove barriers, 6) generate short-term wins, 7) sustain acceleration, and 8) institute change. Mission Action Planning involves 4 stages: 1) looking and listening to the community context, 2) reviewing to establish long-term priorities and goals, 3) planning specific and timed actions, and 4) acting to implement the plans. The document also provides a link to learn more

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2. 3f – Planning for change in the
Church
Kotter & Rathgober Theory of Change:
1) Create a sense of urgency – not anxiety – passion and
excitement
2) Build your guiding coalition (or core group)
3) Form strategic vision and initiatives
4) Enlist volunteer army
5) Enable action by removing barriers
6) Generate short-term wins
7) Sustain acceleration
8) Institute change

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Mission Action Planning
www.Sheffield.Anglican.org/mission-action-planning
1.Looking and Listening to the context in which God has placed
you for your mission, by listening to the community you are in,
to those who belong to the church and to God.
2.Reviewing taking the things you have noticed in the Looking
and Listening stages and using them to establish a vision for
the church and setting long term Priorities and Goals.
3.Planning in this stage the priorities and goals that have been
discerned are broken down into specific SMART actions
(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timed) that set
out how and when things will be done, by who and with what.
4.Acting in some ways this is the most important stage - putting
the plans into practice.

4. 3f – Planning for change in the
Church
The Methodist
MAP Process…
https://www.methodist.org.uk/media/11781/mission-action-planning.pdf

5. 3f – Planning for change in the
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Breakout room
conversations

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