Transformational Leadership in the Church

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Transformation.

Transformation is defined as “Moving a shape so that it is in a different position, but still has the same size, area, angles and line lengths.” (mathisfun) In the Meriiam-Webster dictionary it is defined as “to change something completely and usually in a good way.” Transformation happens everyday, through the transforming of attitude, villages, Countries, and lives.

One of the biggest transformations is the Transformation of character. Character changes can affect everything around us. For example if a person who becomes a christian starts to work on being more polite, people will start to notice around him, which could make those people happier, and he will show the love of christ, and could possibly share the gospel.

Transformation is a journey that often times does not occur over night. A baby does not become an adult over night. It takes time to grow and mature, just like change does. When a person becomes a Christian, they have been forgiven and freed, but they will continue to grow stronger in their relationship with God. “17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!” (NIV)

Successful transformation starts with the willingness to become different. If we are willing to, the Holy Spirit can help us to go from poor to rich, from independent to interdependent, to change from inwardly focused to outwardly focused. We will persistently become more and more the people that God has called us to be. “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit (2 Cor. 3:18, NIV).

Occasionally Change, can have a negative influence. Someti...

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