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…… Read more “Keeping the garden of community”
Tag: small groups
Show up and “show home”
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…… Read more “Show up and “show home””
The Material is Just Another Tool
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…… Read more “The Material is Just Another Tool”
The gift of silence in community
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…… Read more “The gift of silence in community”
The Trustworthy Facilitator
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…… Read more “The Trustworthy Facilitator”
Nathan Bettger | Oshkosh, WI 