Some key books using Family Systems Theory to look at congregational life and development:
Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach
Peter L. Steinke - 1996
How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems
Peter L. Steinke - 1993
Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership and Congregational Life
Ronald W. Richardson - 1996
Also see: Edwin Friedman: Friedman's Fables and Generation to Generation
The Equipping Pastor: A Systems Approach to Congregational Leadership
R. Paul Stevens
Systems-Sensitive Leadership: Empowering Diversity Without Polarizing the Church
Michael C. Armour, Don Browning - 2000