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Looking at the Church today it is easy to make a comparison to the walls of ancient Jerusalem–the walls are breaking down and sin is entering in with little resistance.

“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.” (Nehemiah 1:3)

Rather than the Church influencing today’s society, today’s society is influencing the Church. In other words, the Church looks more like the world than like a pure and spotless Bride preparing herself for her soon-coming Bridegroom.

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To succeed in today’s ever-changing environment you have to be able to not only change but improve and adapt. Your failure to do so will eventually spell out your demise.

Consider the following example. Holland is well-known for its rivers. It is also a very densely populated country which means that people often have to live near rivers which can flood their banks putting neighbouring homes at risk. The Dutch came up with a simple yet ingenious solution - the amphibious house. As builder Hans van de Beek puts it:

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Tears of sadness streamed down my face as I did what I knew I had to do. LET GO! Why was I crying? Because in my heart, I knew I had to write the goodbye letter, but my head really didn’t want to! Why does letting go cause us so much pain? Is there an easier way to release objects, relationships, and situations? You bet there is, but it’s something you’ll have to LEARN to do.

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Can you name a top-performing leader who you think of as inspirational, whose organisation consistently raises its performance levels and who has a workforce, which is committed and motivated? Who ever it is, their leadership is likely to be transformational. We’re not talking about someone who’s interested simply in task fulfillment within the established order, but rather someone who’s passionate about constant change for the better and who recognises, in a profound way, that their people are the key to that.

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