(An interactive activity for discussion and interest)
How open is our church to change and creativity?
Please click on the number that corresponds with your perceptions about your church, using the response options below:
1 - Not at all
2 - Once in a while
3 - Sometimes
4 - Fairly Often
5 - Frequently, if not always

1.	People here act as agents of change.
5 4 3 2 1

2.	It is really not possible to change things around here.
5 4 3 2 1

3.	People here do not take action until a problem has occurred.
5 4 3 2 1

4.	People here will not change or alter a process until a problem develops.
5 4 3 2 1

5.	People here believe they should do their ministry the same what they have always done it.
5 4 3 2 1

6.	People here are resistant to change.
5 4 3 2 1

7.	People here will only learn new ways if they are forced to.
5 4 3 2 1

8.	People here believe "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
5 4 3 2 1

9.	The leadership at this church is very supportive of creative ministry.
5 4 3 2 1

10.	I feel creativity is supported and encouraged here.
5 4 3 2 1

11.	New ideas or concepts are fostered.
5 4 3 2 1

12.	The leadership at this church values creative ministry.
5 4 3 2 1

13.	I can do creative ministry here without feeling hampered by others.
5 4 3 2 1

14.	New ideas are encouraged.
5 4 3 2 1

Sources

Amabile, T. M., Conti, R., Coon, H., Lazenby, J., & Herron, M. (1996). Assessing the work environment for creativity. Academy of Management Journal, 39(5), 1154.

Bernerth, J. (2004). Expanding our understanding of the change message. Human Resource Development Review, 3(1), 36-52.

Eby, L. T., Adams, D. M., Russell, J. E. A., & Gaby, S. H. (2000). Perceptions of organizational readiness for change: Factors related to employees' reactions to the implementation of team-based selling. Human Relations, 53(3), 419-442.

Farmer, S. M., Tierney, P., & Kung-Mcintyre, K. (2003). Employee Creativity in Taiwan: An Application of Role Identity Theory. Academy of Management Journal, 46(5), 618-630.

Heifetz, R., Linsky, M. (2002). Leadership on the Line. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Miller, V. D., Johnson, J. R., & Grau, J. (1994). Antecedents to willingness to participate in a planned organizational change. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 22, 59-80.