Tag Archives: small groups

Keeping the garden of community

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Nate

There’s something about building community and organizations that gets very challenging for us radical and imaginative visionaries… that being tendency to dream more than grow. We plant and plant and plant… a seed here, a row there. Then we get … Continue reading →

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Show up and “show home”

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Nate

One of the biggest lessons I have learned about community is showing up. Real. Ready. Raw. Authentic. Present and accounted for. It’s so hard sometimes… and I recognize the difficulty many have with showing up. It most often comes back … Continue reading →

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The Material is Just Another Tool

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Nate

I’ve really lost my appreciation for curriculum… or maybe I never really was a big fan anyway. I think there was something always that didn’t quite fit when I heard that word or when I was told about the latest … Continue reading →

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The gift of silence in community

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Nate

It is the silence that makes our words (sounds) mean something. When the words we offer come out of the deep silence of our listening, it is here that we can be assured that we are offering something and not … Continue reading →

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The Trustworthy Facilitator

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Nate

In order to grow and maintain communities where individuals are invited to trust each other and themselves it is essential for the person facilitating to set the standard for trustworthiness. I say facilitator and not leader for a very distinct … Continue reading →

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