Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen

Week 13: Chapter 12 — Surrender Your Mind, Change Your World

Read Chapter 12 of Get Out of Your Head. Key Scripture: Romans 12:1–2; 2 Corinthians 5:17

Allen closes with a vision of what is possible — not just for individuals who learn to control their thoughts, but for communities and even the world that feels the ripple effect of surrendered, renewed minds.

Discussion Questions

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1.Allen's final argument is that renewing your mind is not just a personal project — it has consequences far beyond you. How has someone else's renewed or toxic thought life directly affected your life? Can you think of a specific example in either direction?

2.She grounds her conclusion in Romans 12:1–2 — a "living sacrifice," a complete surrender of self including the mind. What is the connection between surrender and transformation? Why must one precede the other?

3.Allen paints a picture of what a community looks like when its members are actively fighting for renewed minds — marked by peace, generosity, boldness, and love. Where do you see glimpses of that in your own community? Where is there still work to do?

4.2 Corinthians 5:17 says "if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation." Allen argues this is not just a positional truth but a practical one — we are genuinely new, and our minds can reflect that newness. What does it mean to live as a new creation in your thought life, not just in your behavior?

5.She calls readers to stop being passive about their minds and to become active, intentional, even aggressive in pursuing renewal. What is one specific, concrete decision you can make this week that reflects that intentionality?

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Closing Prayer

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Lord, we lay our minds on the altar — not our behavior, not our schedules, not just our Sunday mornings, but our thoughts. The most private, most constant, most ungoverned part of us. We surrender it to You. Make us new, not just in what we do but in what we think. And let that renewal ripple outward — into our homes, our friendships, our churches, our world. We believe that changed minds change everything. Change ours. Amen.

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