W7 How to handle change

A DIY training aid

First published on this website in February 2026

Synopsis

This is the seventh DIY Workshop to be published on this website and sets out the training I have led on this topic over many years. My plan is to make my former training events available to everyone with guidance for a leader/enabler and a set of handout sheets for participants.

This new workshop offers a half- or full-day training session for Ministers or ministry leaders of any kind in a church or mission agency. There are four parts.

1  Blood on the church carpet
Change in God’s work, arguing that this should be seen as the norm

2  Analysing change
A ‘language’ of different sceneries to help you understand what is happening

3  Reacting to change
Two innovative tools to appreciate how different people feel about a change 

4  Easing the process of change
Practical ideas and key questions to ask

Use this material and its 12 handout sheets of headings and exercises to offer an informative and attractive session on understanding change in a church or mission agency.

There is a set of 12 hand-out sheets to accompany this material which can be accessed here: