Empowered to Change: What Does it Take to Bring Change in Ourselves and Others?

“I wish I could change! I wish they would change! I wish that would change!”

It is a frequent cry in our lives. Perhaps we face a habit that stubbornly refuses our attempts to be different. Perhaps we sincerely make promises to change and find ourselves shamed when we repeat the very action or attitude we don’t want. Perhaps someone close to us feels trapped and is desperate to change, but we have no idea how to help make it happen, even if it were possible.

We all like a good measure of stability. But that can often feel like a trap. We need to know that we are empowered to bring change in our own lives and support others doing the same. It brings hope to know that change is possible.

The spiritual, emotional, practical mechanics of change do not need to be a mystery to us. The person each of us is created to be includes the personal spiritual authority to make a difference, to see breakthrough, to influence, to become. This is what our Creator God intended.

This seven-session workshop will map the paradoxes we all live in, to varying degrees, knowing what we want and yet finding ourselves unable to make these necessary changes. What stands in our way of becoming more integrated, more of who we are created to be? How do we begin fast-tracking our wholeness journey? When we know how God intended change to happen in our lives, we can learn how to co-operate with the process more fully and step into ongoing growth.

By the end of the workshop you will:

• Understand what stops change from happening and map your own obstacles to change
• Have a toolbox to help you change and bring change in different circumstances
• Be able to consider God’s surprising perspective on change
• Know how to harness the spiritual power of personal change
• Feel more confident supporting others in personal change, and know what to do when this is not possible
• Have some habit-busting techniques for the change-resistant parts of life

Everyone is welcome to our workshops. We include a Biblical perspective that can help deepen your relationship with God. 
But if you are not currently in a faith journey, we explicitly encourage you to take up what is most helpful and set aside anything you may not be comfortable with.