Circuit Area Stewards Weekend Away

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Circuit / Area Stewards Weekend Away

• Change whats it all about

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Endings

• Before you can begin something new you have to
  end what used to be.
• You need to identify who is losing what, expect a
  reaction and acknowledge the losses openly.
• Repeat information about what is changing, it
  will take time to sink in.
• Mark the endings

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Beginnings

• Four key elements help people make a new
  beginning
• The purpose behind the change
• A picture of how the change will look
• A plan to get there
• A part to play in the outcome.
• The new beginning can be made when people feel
  they can make the emotional commitment to doing
  something in a new way.

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Neutral Zone

• People feel disoriented, anxiety rises, consensus
  breaks down.
• It can be a creative time as the old moves
  away, before the new becomes entrenched it is a
  good time to be flexible.
• This time needs different rules and different
  ways of working.

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• Acknowledge the plagues help people realise the
  need for change.
• Exodus 7-11 (Blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies,
  Livestock, Boils, Hail, Locusts, Darkness,
  Firstborn
• Mark the endings take the important things with
  you but dont hang on to too much of the past
• Exodus 12 the Passover

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• Deal with the murmuring it may be significant
• Exodus 16, 17 Manna and water from the rock
• Deal with the complainers they can spoil it for
  everyone else
• Exodus 32 Moses deals with the people who built
  the Golden Calf
• Give people access to the decision makers 2-way
  communication is vital
• Exodus 18 Moses meets with people puts
  leaders in place to hear peoples concerns.

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• Be prepared to re-write the rule book old ways
  of working dont need to be followed be creative
  and open to alternatives.
• Exodus 20 23, most of Leviticus the 10
  commandments and other rules for a large
  community in a new place to live by.
• Resist the urge to rush ahead you can slow
  things down if you wish (although dont take 40
  years!)

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Discussions Endings.

• Scenarios per group. Either discuss situations
  relevant in someones circuit, or use one of the
  examples given.
• Focus on endings
• who may lose out?
• how can you address that?
• how will you mark the ending?

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Discussions Neutral zone

• Using the same scenarios as the endings phase
  discuss the transition period
• how will you give access to the leaders during
  this time?
• what opportunities will you take to encourage
  creative thought as to changes that could be
  made?
• how long do you expect people to be in transition?