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4 Types of Change in Your Church (and the right questions to ask yourself during these changes)

There are essentially four types of change in every church: Strategic Change, People Change, Process Change, and Changes in You. Here's how to navigate with you and your church staff and leadership team...

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When it comes right down to it... there are essentially four types of change in your church:

1. Strategic Change

Revitalizing, restructuring, reorganizing


2. People Changes

Shifting people up, down, or finding new people


3. Process Changes

Revamping things you’re already doing


4. Changes in You

Changing yourself and the way you lead

Todd Adkins from LifeWay Leadership walks you through all of these changes in 90 seconds:



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Which change are YOU dealing with the most right now at your church?

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Todd Rhoades

Todd Rhoades

Todd has invested over 30 years in serving churches, having served as a worship pastor for over 15 years, a church elder for more than a decade, and in various ministry leadership roles in both the business and non-profit sectors. As the original founder and developer of ChurchStaffing.com, Todd fundamentally changed the way thousands of churches search for pastors and staff on the internet. Todd is a graduate of Cedarville University, and lives in Bryan, OH with his wife, Dawn.

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