{"id":2217,"date":"2015-02-17T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=2217"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:27:19","slug":"change-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/change-thinking.htm","title":{"rendered":"Managing Change Well Takes Christ-like Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"
To get the greatest benefit from this practicum, make sure you have read related training on the site. Click below to read about Christ-Like Character:<\/em><\/div>\n
Church Leadership Basics: God’s Heart for the Church<\/a><\/center><\/div>\n

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God\u2019s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind<\/strong>. Then you will be able to test and approve what God\u2019s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Rom. 12:1-2)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"ManagingWhile these verses pertain to a broader, spiritual application than some of the change we must manage in the Church, it does provide insight into the change process which involves the mind. This transformation (same Greek word, metamorphoo) is referenced in 2 Corinthians 3:18 — “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” Hence, when we are talking about the renewing of the mind, it is undoubtedly taking us into Christ-like thinking.<\/p>\n

What We Need to Learn about Christ-like Thinking in Managing Change<\/h2>\n

Remember the following truths from Romans 12:1-2.<\/p>\n

1) Christ-like thinking begins with yielding to God.<\/p>\n

2) Christ-like thinking results in doing the will of God.<\/p>\n

Church leaders, if you and the rest of the congregation do not have or are not seeking the mind of Christ when implementing change, you are heading into a field of land mines. Implementing such change could blow up on you at any time, often taking you unaware, and leaving behind a great amount of damage.<\/p>\n

Order the Steering the Church Toward Christ-like Character Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> for this content along with brief thoughts about each of the above two points. It also includes the need for Christ-like attitudes and actions.<\/p>\n

For More on Being Christ-like, Go To: Resources about Christlikeness in the Church<\/a><\/p>\n

All Posts about Change Management:<\/h3>