Jesus the Change Manager 2

"His confidence in how they were going to turn out was breath taking"

I find that previous pronouncements, decisions and appointments regarding people’s leadership role can have a major impact on how they cope with change. It is fascinating to see that those who Jesus chose to be very close to himself early on in his ministry assumed that this would entitle them to have certain privileges and positions of influence as their future unfolded.

As Jesus commenced his ministry he chose some fishermen to be his disciples, boldly declaring to them that he would make them fishers of men. His confidence in how they were going to turn out was breath taking especially as it was right at the beginning of their leadership journey. Later on he further developed the leadership calling on their lives by appointing twelve of them to be apostles with the mandate to preach and drive out demons.

He then selected three of them to accompany him on some amazing and moving occasions. On one of these he took Peter, James and John up a mountain where Elijah and Moses appeared and Jesus was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. As far as Peter was concerned this was heaven and, forgetting his nine friends who were miserably toughing it out in another place, he wanted stay and make camp.

In the next blog we shall see how these senior leaders responded to the talk of change.

Jesus the Change Manager 2

I find that previous pronouncements, decisions and appointments regarding people’s leadership role can have a major impact on how they cope with change. It is fascinating to see that those who Jesus chose to be very close to himself early on in his ministry assumed that this would entitle them to have certain privileges and positions of influence as their future unfolded.