The Emotional Cycle of Change
From The Starting Well Podcast by Jason Lowe
March 12, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 41
About this episode
This episode discusses the five stages of the emotional cycle of change that congregations experience during church change, illustrated with real-life ministry examples.
As you seek to implement change in your church, you and your congregation will likely go through a predictable set of emotions. In this episode, we discuss the five stages of this "emotional cycle of change," along with three real-life ministry examples that illustrate it. Special thanks to the Replant Bootcamp podcast for inspiring this episode. You can check out the original discussion they had about this topic here. ____ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-j...
People in this episode
Host: Jason Lowe
Topics covered
- emotional cycle of change
- church change
- congregational emotions
- ministry examples
- spiritual growth
Keywords
- emotional cycle
- change management
- church
- congregation
- ministry
- spirituality
- emotions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Replant Bootcamp
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