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The Nature of Systems: Why status quo wins
Church systems automatically resist change even when transformation is desperately needed, creating a tension between healthy spirit-led renewal and our natural tendency to maintain familiar patterns. Recognizing how this dynamic plays out in congregations requires understanding both family systems theory and biblical principles for healthy church life.
• Churches function as systems that naturally seek homeostasis (stability)
• Systems theory originated in production studies before being applied to human organizations
• Healthy systems maintain an appropriate set point, while unhealthy ones…
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