5 Keys to Organizational Transitions: Part IV

In the book of Acts, the disciples were faced with a significant transition in their ministry. Jesus, their leader, had ascended to heaven, leaving them to carry on the work.

The disciples wisely invested in corporate prayer. They, then, filled their leadership voids and rallied people around their vision.

Their fourth key was to build a healthy community of followers who were trained for the work that needed done. Your people are the life blood of your business and will ultimately determine whether you sink or float.

In Acts 2:42 we read, “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

The early church is famed for their dedication to one another. In times of little and of suffering there are countless stories both within the Bible and from other ancient texts of the early church’s love and loyalty to one another.

After Jesus departed, the first church became a close-knit community of followers that invested time in training, fellowship, and prayer. Times of transition call for closeness as the landscape of your jobs and careers shift. Such elements are important for any organization, including yours, to implement during transitions.

Questions for Reflection

• How could you foster fellowship and unity in your business? How could it help not only the company but the employees and yourself?
• How are your employees responding to change? Do they understand what is coming or what your end goal for the transition is? How would you gauge the depth of unity in your organization?