CHURCH LEADERS often hear advocates of change speak in absolute or revolution-ary terms-the board must be wiped clean. The problem with such calls for radi-cal change, says Lovett Weens, is that they are not true to the way that genuine and lasting change takes place, Transformational leaders know how to build on the con-gregation's identity, discovering a bridge from their history to new ministries. They know how to make the story of change the next chapter in the book of the congregation's life,

rather than throwing the book away and trying to start over. tial ideas about how they can work with and through their churches' min-An astute student of management and leadership theory, Weems offers congregational leaders essential istries to bring about faithful growth toward the Reign of God. Take the Next Step includes congregational case studies, visual illustrations of key ideas, and a harvest of significant insights from other leadership experts.