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Strategic Leadership for a Change: Facing our Losses, Finding Our Future

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After I read this book I felt like a huge, "why didn't I ever think of that?" light ball went off in my head. As a pastor of a congregation in the process of revitalization I new that people in my congregation were confronting loss and grieving - but it actually never really dawned on me that if the loss is never really dealt with and confronted them there is not moving forward to something new. I ended up buying a copy for every family in my congregation and leading a book club small group discussion on this topic. This book actually helped people in my congregation realize that they do not really want to turn the congregation around and we are in the process of discerning to close the doors of the congregation. But, we got there through honest conversation that was brought about by topics raised in this book - and they are being honest. Change is hard.

I also think this book can be helpful for congregations that seem stuck or are calling a new pastor or are remodeling or going through a vision process. Really, any congregation.