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Unfreezing Move #9 - Radical Generosity
The final unfreezing move is said by Easum to be the last because money “seldom plays a large part […]

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Unfreezing move #8 - Space and Place as a metaphor
Easum starts this chapter with a story that highlights the contrast between the way businesses […]

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Unfreezing Move #7 – Hire Servants not professionals
Firstly let us say that I find the use of the word “servants” a little unfortunate. Is […]

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Unfreezing Move Six – Organizing around the DNA
Easum writes that
“effective congregations discover that they are not organized to carry out their DNA and […]

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Unfreezing Move Five – Redemptive Missional Opportunities 

Old way (my phrase)

New Way (my phrase)

Mission Committee

Missional Attitude

Active

Discipled

Program

Reason for Being

Service

Redemption

Raising Money

Sending People

 
For the second element (Active > […]

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Unfreezing Move #4 - Unfreezing the congregation for ministry
Some interesting assumptions are made by Easum at the beginning of this move. Firstly, he states:
“When a […]

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Unfreezing move #3- Indigenous Worship
Easum notes that we are in a hinge moment of history and that:
Throughout the past one hundred years of Protestant history, worship […]

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The two foundational Unfreezing Moves
Chapter six of the book argues that there are two foundational unfreezing moves for Churches and seeks to help Church leaders discern […]

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The foundations of Transformation and Innovation
In Chapter five, Easum explores the foundations of transformation and innovation. He first points out that in this new context of […]

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The innovative congregation
Easum opens up chapter four with this statement:
“The permission-giving organization is by nature an innovative environment that is constantly keeping the status quo from […]