Hi Marks, Given that you are already part of a community and prompted by Chris Weavers suggestion of devoting yourself entirely to holding space, can I suggest the Community Building method as developed by Scott Peck. Community Building can be tougher then OS in that it can be a lot less active than OS. Lot's more holding space.
Good luck anyway. Shay At 03:31 31/12/2003, you wrote:
Hi folks; And Happy New Year. I would appreciate a little advice. I am part of a well knit "Christian" community of 13 persons that steward the life of a wonderful little Retreat Centre called Rivendell on Bowen Island near Vancouver (just down the road from Chris Corrigan). We have been developing the centre's philosophy, offering spiritual hospitality and companionship as well as being available as facilitators to the wide variety of groups that come here. In a way we are the centre's staff, though it is a non-stipendiary service. As a community we have a community retreat ourselves three times a year ( normally there are only 2 or 3 here hosting the centre at any one time). Our next retreat is early next week. And we have just decided that for the "content" of this retreat that we would like to explore developing a covenant for ourselves to both deepen our commitment to each other, and to state clearly who we are and what we are endeavouring to do. Now here is the "rub" and the challenge. I have volunteered to facilitate an Open Space for this exploration- something I have done about half a dozen times over the past 3 years, with much satisfaction and seeming success. However, in this case, I want to be able to "open" and "hold" space, AND to be a full participant. Has anyone had any experience of doing this? In our case, it seems necessary to do this exploration totally "in house", but it ought to include us all. Any advice you might have for me as I prepare for this venture would be much appreciated- short of telling me I shouldn't do it as I am now committed. Cheers and thanks in advance. Marks of Margaret & Marks McAvity S50, C16 Galiano, BC Canada V0N 1P0 <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] 604-616-7260(cell-Marks),250-539-2881(Galiano) 604-328-4406(cell-Marg), 604-947-0077(Bowen-us) * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
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