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Healthy Churches

Healthy churches thrive on clear communication and defined structures. This article explores various types of agreements, including formal, informal, and unspoken, that influence interaction patterns within a church. It examines the unwritten rules, roles, and rituals present in church systems and discusses the balance of concentrated versus dispersed authority. By identifying polarities in leadership practices—managerial, transformational, and pastoral—churches can foster healthier environments. Strategies for change emphasize awareness, maintaining tension, and educational initiatives, promoting collective participation toward a unified vision.

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Healthy Churches

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  1. What do they look like? Healthy Churches

  2. Three Types of Agreements Formal Informal Unspoken A system is a pattern of interaction that persists.

  3. Healthy churches don’t have a bunch of unspoken agreements.

  4. RULES ROLES RITUALS What are the types of unspoken agreements in a church?

  5. What are the unspoken/unwritten rules in your church system? What are the unspoken/unwritten roles in your church system? What are the unspoken/unwritten rituals in your church system?

  6. CONCENTRATED DISPERSED AUTHORITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rubber Band Zone Polarities in a church

  7. MANDATORY SPONTANEOUS PROCESS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Polarities in a church

  8. MANAGERIAL TRANSFORMATIONAL PASTORAL LEADERSHIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Polarities in a church

  9. MANAGERIAL TRANSFORMATIONAL LAY LEADERSHIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Polarities in a church

  10. Lay/Clergy Leadership Issues Pastor Church

  11. How to Change a Church System 1. Become aware 2. Keep appropriate tension alive 3. Capitalize on new things 4. Re-contracting

  12. How to Change a Church System 5. Interrupt Interaction Pattern 6. Transformational Leadership 7. Disturb Equilibrium 8. Change through education or training strategies

  13. Healthy Churches… • are intentional about speaking and writing unspoken/unwritten rules, roles, and rituals so everyone is on an equal playing field. • minimize blame of individuals and focus on the entire system that needs changing. • require work from EVERY person in the system. • need to constantly be open to the leading of God’s Holy Spirit.

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