Equipping Leaders to Navigate Change
“In order to make our way through flux, we must be willing to change. And in order to change, we must learn to let go.”
– Michaela O’Donnell and Lisa Pratt Slayton
Skills to Navigate Change
If it seems like the world is in a constant state of flux, that’s because it is. In Life in Flux, leadership, career, and vocation experts Michaela O’Donnell and Lisa Pratt Slayton teach the practical skills needed in order to navigate constant change.
Learning to Change
Make Work Matter 
In the past decades, work has changed dramatically. Yet we are still sent into the new world of work with old, outdated tools, expectations, and strategies. This leaves us ill-equipped in our pursuit of meaningful work that will impact our communities and change the world. The result? Unmet expectations and unfulfilled longings. Not to mention curiosity about how to do the work we sense God calling us to.
You were made for work that matters.
Meaningful Work in a Changing World
Meaningful Work in a Changing World is about helping those who are unsure of how to find meaningful and rewarding work in a constantly changing world cultivate a concept called “the entrepreneurial way”: a way of thinking and acting that is about paying deep attention to the needs of people and creatively joining in God’s mission of redemption in the world. Join Michaela O’Donnell as she introduces you to this way of walking through the changing world of work!
Resources for Church Leaders
Canoeing the Mountain
If you’re going to scale the mountains of ministry, you need to leave behind canoes and find new navigational tools.
Drawing from his extensive experience as a pastor and consultant, Tod Bolsinger brings decades of expertise in guiding churches and organizations through uncharted territory. He offers a combination of illuminating insights and practical tools to help you reimagine what effective leadership looks like in our rapidly changing world.
Leadership in a Changing World
This resource, which works as a companion to Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory, covers key points in Tod Bolsinger’s book about adaptive leadership and change. In it, you’ll learn about the changing landscape the Church finds itself in and what that means for your leadership.
Tempered Resilience
What type of leadership is needed in a moment that demands adaptive change? Tod Bolsinger deftly examines both the external challenges we face and the internal resistance that holds us back.
Bolsinger writes, “To temper describes the process of heating, holding, hammering, cooling, and reheating that adds stress to raw iron until it becomes a glistening knife blade or chisel tip.” When reflection and relationships are combined into a life of deliberate practice, leaders become both stronger and more flexible. As a result, these resilient leaders are able to offer greater wisdom and skill to the organizations they serve.”
Tempered Resilience for Leading Change
Do you feel tempted to join the people you lead in their anxiety about these challenges or are so discouraged that you are tempted to abandon them? In this material, we will help you become a tempered, resilient leader. You’ll gain the strength and flexibility you need to take your people into the uncertain future with a renewed sense of purpose and hope.
Hewing Hope for Leading Change
Have you ever experienced push-back or resistance from your team as you’ve tried to lead them into changing environments? This material helps you know how to move forward and address these normal and expected reactions. Here, we invite you to help your organization find hope and paths forward through the discomfort of change.
Get Started on Your Road Ahead
For those navigating change and disruption, we have developed an online, individual course as well as a group-based cohort to equip and encourage you on your road ahead.
