In this episode DOM Matt Singleton and Dr. Scott Jones (pastor of FBC Rockport) continue a conversation about a missing piece of the change leadership puzzle -- how leaders handle the anxiety they necessarily must create when leading change. 

Pastors should expect that those they lead will find change challenging. There will be pushback as some have a hard time accepting significant, meaningful, and lasting change. Change means loss and loss means grief and grief is messy! These messy feelings could be described as anxiety and when it strikes there are four common reactions. Pastors who understand these reactions, within themselves and their people, will have a better chance at making adjustments, choosing a response that will help lower the temperature.