Church Transition Series - Congregational Transformation
On two Wednesdays in January, Jan. 23rd and 30th, deacon Michal Anne Pepper led St. Paul's parishoners through an excercise of self-examination. The goal was to discern what stage in the "Life Cycle of a Church" that St. Paul's is in, and how to adapt to this reality as we move forward with our plans to bring in new leadership, grow the parish and reach out the community. Please see the links below for documents used and an overview of these workshops.
1. First session on the Life Cycle of the church (slideshare viewer)
2. Second session on Congregational Transformation and Leadership (slideshare viewer)
3. Episcopal Church Lifecycle Chart (PDF) : "bell curve" graph showing the progression of the Stages.
4. "Levels of Change" (PDF) : Levels of Change, and Dynamics Across the Lifecycle.
5. Church Transformation Handout (PDF) : Four Principles of Organization and Ten Stages of Congregational Development. By Michal Anne Pepper
6. Clergy Leadership for the Stages in the Life Cycle (PDF) : what roles do the clergy typically perform at each stage in the church lifecycle.
7. Participant Questionnaire (PDF) : Questions used to guage Parish response.
8. Summary of participant responses (PDF).