Missionary Shelia Dailey, Facilitator

Evangelist Dailey is a member of the Restoration & Revival Center COGIC in Moss Point, MS.  A licensed Evangelist Missionary in the MS Southern Second Jurisdiction.  A District Field Representative for fourteen (14) years.  A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi with a M.S. in Workforce, Training and Development and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering.

Adapted from the #1 Best-selling book, “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson, this workshop deals with how leaders must embrace change to effectively promote accountability, responsibility and growth to the individuals they serve.  Adapting to change can be viewed by most as a daunting task because human beings, by nature, tend to resent change and resist it strongly.  Some people equate change with moving out of their comfort zone, doing things differently from the way it’s always been done or to put it simply- something new. 

1.  Change Happens (They Keep Moving the Cheese)

          Exodus 7:3-5. As a leader there will be one obstacle after another and one challenge after the other that will frustrate your desired plan.  Opposition is not always from outside influences but more so from the people whom a leader serves.  Moses offers us leadership insight in that he had to deal with Pharaoh and deal with the saints.  Moreover, it is a given that one can’t stay the same and learn simultaneously but in order to grow, you need to go. 

2.  Anticipate Change (Get Ready for the Cheese to Move)

          Genesis 7:1, 4-6.  It has been said that life is like a marathon.  When athletes run a marathon race, they know that after the completion of twenty six miles there is a finish line waiting.  Unlike our lives, we never know where the finish line is until we’re crossing it.  We must come to the realization that change is inevitable.  Noah drops a nugget in our path for us to glean- life isn’t a snap shot but a moving picture.

3.  Monitor Change (Smell the Cheese often so you know when it is getting old)

          Nehemiah 2:17-18.  Max De Pree says, “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.”  Reality for Nehemiah was that he was far away from home and the walls of Jerusalem were in ruin and the gates were burned to the ground.  When a leader truly gets sick and tired of being sick and tired, they will move from where they are to where they want to be. 

4.  Adapt to Change Quickly (The Quicker you let go of the old cheese, The Sooner you

can enjoy New Cheese)    

          Philippians 3: 12-14. A leader will not make progress by dragging the past with them.  Everyone has a past full of obstacles, disappointments, setbacks, mistakes and the list goes on and on.  It is true that you can’t change where you have been but you can change where you are going.  Each day has its own share of problems, potential and possibilities.  The time to start living is TODAY.  Remember, “Yesterday ended last night.”

5.  Change (Move with the Cheese)

          Joshua 3:3.  Israel’s passage through the wilderness was an untrodden path especially through the Jordan and loaded with difficulties.  Joshua had the distinct honor of being their governor and leading them through this unchartered territory with the help of the Lord.  The waters of the Red Sea don’t part until the priests step in.  So it is with a leader, getting up and following after their passion will be beneficial to the entire party in the end.

6.  Enjoy Change!  (Savor the Adventure and enjoy the taste of new Cheese)

          Esther 3-4.  After a series of troubles and trials, one can be assured that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  A leader will have some personal victories but must remain vigilant to see that everything that God promised is theirs for the asking.  Enjoy the road that you are on until you get to where you are going. 

7.  Be Ready to Change Quickly and enjoy it Again & Again (They Keep Moving the Cheese)

          Genesis 37-45.  Leadership develops daily, not in a day.  Joseph faced many changes in his personal life because of the divine appointment that God had for him to meet.  There are some personal struggles that has to be broken down, tested and proven before a person’s maximum potential is fully developed.  Accept the changes and realize that some things will be and there’s nothing that can alter God’s will and plan for your life.  Don’t just go through- grow through.