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Making Changes in an Established Church

Ron Edmondson

Even if the church’s tradition is continual change (which this church’s tradition was not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. In our setting, it had developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which made change more difficult than in some churches.

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Making Good Changes in a Highly Structured Environment

Ron Edmondson

Even if that tradition is continual change (which this church is not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. In our setting, it’s developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which makes change more difficult than in some churches. Build consensus.