Learn ways to sustain tradition while guiding fresh initiatives and addressing unfamiliar issues.
Many churches today find it difficult to adjust to changing circumstances. Traditional models of leadership are not working for new and unfamiliar issues.
For many congregational leaders, preserving cherished traditions while discerning God’s new thing is a challenge. Trying to innovate to address a changing context and culture can take a backseat to daily responsibilities and maintaining ongoing ministries. This webinar recording offers insights and practices to help leaders navigate this impasse in ways that do not become an either/or situation.
Presenters
Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe Jr. is director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism (an E. Stanley Jones Professorship) and Professor of Urban Ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary.
Rev. Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr. is distinguished professor of church leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary and senior consultant to Wesley’s Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
Related Resources
- Sustaining While Disrupting: The Challenge of Congregational Innovation (Fortress Press: 2022) by F. Douglas Powe Jr. and Lovett H. Weems Jr. Available at Fortress Press, Cokesbury, and Amazon.
- The Messy Art of Leading Change featuring Mike Bonem — Leading Ideas Talks podcast episode | Video podcast | In-depth interview
- Conquering the Challenges of Change by Ann A. Michel
- Does Your Faith Community Live out of Memory or Imagination? by Bill Wilson
