Gil Rendle
September 24, 2007
Indianapolis
In a time when change is the norm, how do you “lead change” in a spiritual and healthy way? Why do congregations resist change, desiring stability even when aware of the many changes already underway in their internal make-up and the environments that surround them?
Congregations always face a diversity of expectations when working through change. Gil Rendle led participants to understand their roles in leading change – through:
- examining the fundamental shifts in change theory;
- becoming more realistic about the natural resistance to change;
- recognizing the ways in which congregations structure themselves for stability;
- practicing techniques in presenting and negotiating issues of change;
- developing strategies for leading change while integrating differing viewpoints.
Through lectures, small-group discussions, and group exercises, participants had the opportunity to learn and to share with leaders from other congregations.
Gil Rendle has years of experience as a consultant for the Alban Institute and the United Methodist Church. He also served as senior pastor of two urban congregations in Pennsylvania. As an author and popular workshop leader, Rendle has an extensive background in organizational development; group and systems theory; and leadership development.
