New Creation Case Study

Eric Reis, a successful entrepreneur, stated that successful companies in the future is need to fast adapt by practicing continuous deployment of idea, planning and more experimentation, ie creating organizations that have the ability to cultivate, test and materialize new ideas (Heskett, 2013). So, in terms of the large scale innovations like what Apple went through, transformational leadership was necessary.

Turnaround And Beyond consist of eight chapters that are intended to provide the reader with practical insights and principles from men and women who have led their congregations through renewal. Crandall stresses the importance of leadership right from the start. It is implied that a successful renewal is dependent on how well a congregation is led throughout the process. He analyzes principles from the business world, the Bible, and Church

Step 2 is forming a powerful guiding coalition. Leadership will have to be on board and on the same page in regards to the change. Kotter and Cohen reveal the core problems people face when leading change. Their main findings are that the central issue concerns not structure or systems but behavior and how to alter it (Farris, 2008). The success of the changes will depend on the ability of the managers to show their commitment to change and motivate the employees to do the same. Without any process to track the implementation, the change can also fail.

1) Church members experiencing stress from the complexity of rural economies, 2) rural people tend to resist change, 3) rural

Back during colonial times, the church was an important social meeting place, as well as the state church. Farmers who live out on the far corners of Williamsburg only saw were their wife and children. And if they weren’t married, they did not see anyone. But for 2 hours during church, you could connect with everyone. The church was also a good way for news to spread. Unlike the Governor’s Palace, which was only for the gentry class, the capitol, which was only for royalty, and the magazine, that was only for physically fit, middle- aged non- disabled men, the church was for everyone, and everyone was required by law to come, or pay a large fine. So ultimately, the church was the center of social life, and the only place in the entire city where everyone could go.

the age of members and church location and size to validate, changes in the church. The census

This book seeks to encourage the declining and stagnate churches to take the example set by other churches that have had a period of decline yet have managed to pull up their socks and regained their lost growth. Stetzer and Dodson call this book the “comeback Churches’ to give the readers

transformation and changes in leadership styles that occurred as a result of my attendance to the

Yet; now, some argue the institution, whether without walls, storefront, or mega church, has become ambiguous in its purpose. Various people question the relevancy of the church and its current contributions to a contemporary community where poverty remains high, homelessness continues to grow, ignorance persists, and educational pursuits are problematic. Some even suggest ill-moral behavior is rampant. While others, even suggest the church only serves as a tool to put money in a few manipulative peoples' pockets.

For over two centuries the Catholic Church as been plagued because of business-like difficulties before the appearance of Protestantism. “Practical difficulties of several sorts had beset the Catholic Church for at least two centuries before the appearance of Protestantism. (Noll 175)” Before the appearance of Protestantism the Catholic Church was been besieged for at least two centuries because of constructive difficulties.

greed when the church was built and dressed so lavishly. There were rumors of corrupt

A sentiment common to almost any organization is that the one fact that remains constant is change. As society changes, and human understanding grows, any organization that maintains a static posture, assures its demise. Churches and Christian organizations are no exception. The gospel may remain the same, but the method for communicating it must speak to the audience to assure understanding. The Christian leader must be prepared to meet this challenge by incorporating an effective model for change into his theology of leadership in order to keep the ministry relevant and effective. Searching for such a change agent can prove to be challenging as well. To aid in this search, four

Pope Francis was encountered with a church experiencing loss of client involvement, reduction in attendance, and in some marketplaces adverse business development. There

Adaptive leadership as shared in these first three chapters requires a multitude of skills as well as intellect on the part of the leader. Since change is never easily embraced I clearly understand why we were told that it would be so much easier to embrace adaptive leadership if the desired change being sort is birthed out of a passion. I agree that a person would definitely need to find something they are passionate about to accept the challenge of doing adaptive leadership like pursuing a doctor of ministry degree and hopefully the passion will cause them to experience success.

In times of uncertainty and failure I believe that a transformational leader would inspire performance and creative behaviors in their employees to meet the emerging needs of their organization. I believe that the transformational leader would have the ability to motivate his or her employees and inspire them to trust and be loyal employees. Additionally, I think that a transformational leader would continue to maintain daily operations and continue to stimulate their employees to perform with confidence to achieve the goal and meet the standards of the organization.