Change isnt always easy or intuitive. How Your Congregation Learns introduces churches and leadersboth lay and ordainedto the process of the learning journey. By understanding learning dynamics and working to become a learning community the congregation will be able to move more purposefully to achieve its goals. Congregations face many kinds of challenges. Some are mundane: the roof leaks; the parking lot needs repaving; the microphones dont work well. Some tests are transcendent: How should lives be honored? What is God calling the congregation to do and be? How can generosity be taught? Throughout life people face challenges for which they are not preparedthe death of a parent a new job offer making a decision about where to live. So it goes that congregational leaders face challenges that are just beyond the grasp of their abilities. This book addresses the just-beyond-the-grasp challenges and shows how real congregations can learn from them.
