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Deep Change

Robert E. Quinn, in his book Deep Change, writes that in our world of constant change, we need to be people who make deep changes in our lives in order to keep up with our culture and our world that is constantly changing or we will face a slow death. Change is inevitable; it is something we all must face and deal with everyday otherwise we will face a slow death.
Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines change as “to make different in some particular or to make radically different; to give a different position, course, or direction to; or to replace with or shift with another” (www.m-w.com/dictionary/change). The Bible even talks about the change we need to make as Christians in Romans 12:1-2 because of what God, through Jesus Christ, has done for us and because of this we should no longer be like the world around us but we should instead strive be more like God through the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul says: “1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (NIVSB 1726-1727).
Quinn says that, “When most of us think about change, we typically mean incremental change” which “is usually the result of a rational analysis and planning process” (Quinn 3). He says this is not the type of change we should be looking for because it is usually very limited in its scope and is often reversible (Quinn 3). Quinn says, “If [this] change does not work out, we can always return to the old way” because it doesn’t, “disrupt our past patterns… and we feel we are in” (Quinn 3). But Quinn says incremental change, minor changes, are not the type of changes we really need to make in our lives in order to keep update with our...