Real change is something every Christian wants, but many struggle to experience. We pray, work harder, and try to fix ourselves, yet still feel stuck. In this episode of The 2000 Cubit Rule, Mark Rowan sits down with Todd Olsen, leader with Meta-Formation, to explore why transformation does not begin with effort, but with rest.
Todd brings decades of experience from both the corporate world and Christian coaching to help believers understand how God actually changes people. His message is simple, freeing, and deeply biblical, God is the change agent.
Todd spent over 30 years at Ford Motor Company, including international work in China and high-level mergers and acquisitions. Yet his most significant transformation did not come from professional success. It came when God invited him to slow down and “be diligent to enter My rest.”
That invitation reshaped how Todd viewed faith, leadership, and growth. Instead of seeing change as something he needed to accomplish, he learned to see it as something God accomplishes in us.
This shift is foundational for anyone feeling worn down by performance-based Christianity.
Many believers assume they are responsible for fixing themselves. Read more Scripture. Pray longer. Be more disciplined. While spiritual practices matter, Todd explains that they are meant to flow from relationship, not obligation.
Scripture makes it clear that Jesus is both the author and the finisher of our faith. When we take control of the change process, we often end up frustrated, discouraged, and stuck in cycles of guilt. True transformation happens when we allow God to work at the heart level, not just the behavioral level.
A core theme of this conversation is learning to hear God’s voice in everyday life. Todd explains the difference between knowing truth intellectually and experiencing it internally.
Christian coaching at MetaFormation intentionally invites Jesus into the conversation, not as a concept, but as an active participant. When people listen for what God is saying to their hearts, emotional wounds, false beliefs, and deep fears begin to lose their power.
This kind of transformation does not come from self-effort. It comes from encounter.
Another powerful insight Todd shares is that transformation was never meant to happen alone. Western culture emphasizes independence, but Scripture emphasizes community. Growth accelerates when believers walk together, speak honestly, and invite Jesus into shared spaces.
Whether in coaching relationships, small groups, or discipleship communities, change becomes sustainable when we stop isolating and start walking together.
For Christian entrepreneurs and leaders, this message is especially important. Many are carrying spiritual weight, leadership pressure, and responsibility without rest. Discipling a business begins with discipled hearts.
At SheepFeast, this same principle applies. Faith-aligned tools, community, and systems exist to support people, not replace dependence on God. Structure serves discipleship, not the other way around.
If you are tired of striving and ready for transformation that lasts, this conversation offers hope. God is not disappointed in your struggle. He is inviting you to rest, listen, and let Him do what only He can do.
Change is not your burden to carry alone. It is God’s work in you.
👉 Learn more about Meta-Formation and Christian coaching at meta-formation.com
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