This document discusses spiritual transformation and leadership in churches. It addresses factors that influence church growth such as mission, relationships, spirituality, and organization. The document also differentiates between technical changes that maintain existing systems and adaptive changes that require new learning and stakeholder involvement. Adaptive changes are necessary for a church to grow but will face opposition. Effective church leadership requires getting an overall perspective, assessing readiness for change, empowering others, and keeping the church's mission at the center.

1. Spiritual
Transformation
EVERTT W. HUFFARD
HARDING SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Jill Saitta

2. Spiritual Transformation
Leading in the church seems to involve
much more than making decisions for
the church.
spiritual leaders =
unseen influence
Jill Saitta

3. Spiritual Transformation
Why some churches never grow:
1. The mission is not clear. [without leaders]
2. The focus is on trying to please everyone.
3. Passionless leadership.
4. Manufacturing energy.
5. Lack of prayer.
6. Unwilling to take risks.
7. Disobedience to the Scriptures.
8. Selfish attitudes.
--Perry Noble Jill Saitta

4. Spiritual Transformation
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Spontaneous
Methodical
Conceptual
Normative

5. Five Factor Model
Spiritual Transformation
ORGANIZATION
MISSION
RELATIONSHIPS
SPIRITUALITY
ewh2014 Shawchuck and Heuser (1993:210)

6. Five Factor Model
Spiritual Transformation
ORGANIZATION
MISSION
RELATIONSHIPS
SPIRITUALITY
ewh2014 Shawchuck and Heuser (1993:210)

7. Five Factor Model
Spiritual Transformation
ORGANIZATION
MISSION
RELATIONSHIPS
SPIRITUALITY
ewh2014 Shawchuck and Heuser (1993:210)
PEOPLE LEADLEADERS LEAD

8. Spiritual Transformation
Levels of Change
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STRATEGY
STRESS
TECHNICAL
ADAPTIVE

9. Spiritual Transformation
Kind of
change
Problem
Definition
Solution Locus of
Work
Technical Clear Clear Authority
Technical &
Adaptive
Clear Requires
Learning
Authority &
stakeholders
Adaptive Requires
Learning
Requires
Learning
Stakeholders
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Heifetz and Linsky (2011)

10. Spiritual Transformation
Observations
 Every church has early and late adopters.
 Dissatisfaction is NOT a reason to withdraw a
plan.
 Change is inevitable as is opposition to
change.
 A church can get stuck fulfilling a vision that
never came from God.
 Adaptive change will NEVER happen
without leaders.
Jill Saitta

11. Spiritual Transformation
FACTORS Small Medium Large
SIZE 15-200 201-400 401+
CHANGE Bottom up Middle out Top down
GROWTH
PATTERNS
Attraction through
relationships
Program model with
key ministries
Proclamation model
through word of mouth
GROWTH
OBSTACLES
• Small image
• Ineffective
evangelism
• programming
• ingrown
• Facilities
• Staffing
• Finances
• Administration
• complexity
• Assimilation
• Bureaucracy
• Communication
• Vision
• Member care
Gary McIntosh

12. Spiritual Transformation
Levels of Change
Jill Saitta
STRATEGY
STRESS
TECHNICAL
ADAPTIVE

13. Spiritual Transformation
CHANGE TECHNICAL ADAPTIVE
Adding 3 new elders
Appointing elders for first time
House church change location
Departure of a mission team
Becoming a welcoming church
Growing from 200 to 300
Empowerment of deacons
First full-time minister
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X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

14. Spiritual Transformation
Steps to Adaptive Change
1. Get on the balcony
(get big picture and refine)
2. Is the timing right?
3. What role do I (we) play in this?
4. Start where the church is—think
hard about framing.
5. Hold steady
6. Analyze factions
7. Keep ministry at the center—
get allies
Heifetz and Linsky (2011) Jill Saitta

15. Spiritual
Transformation
EVERTT W. HUFFARD
HARDING SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Jill Saitta