Agile Church: Survival Skills for Christian Organizations in the 21st Century

The digital age brings frequent changes and disruptions, severely increasing uncertainty. In the commercial world, many companies realize that their structures, leadership, and culture can’t cope with such complexity. They pursue an “agile transformation”, radically focusing on their customer’s rapidly changing needs. In contrast, churches and Christian organizations often rely on proven approaches from the past, risking to fall behind in a rapidly changing world. In this workshop, we look at properties of agile organizations and discuss how churches and Christian organizations could apply these to be ready for the future.