The Nested Bowls
At the foundation of a fruitful, covenantal governance practice is the articulation of the nested bowls of:
See the Nested Bowls metaphor in the image below. See also our blog post on the nested bowls, with examples of how congregations have answered the nested bowls questions.
In 2011, Unity Consulting presented a workshop on using Appreciative Inquiry to fill the nested bowls. We've provided the slides from that workshop below as well.
- Values: What transcendent, timeless qualities of our religious community will we embody in all we do?
- Mission: What's our transcendent purpose? What overarching difference are we here to make and for whom?
- Ends: What specific, measurable difference will we make and for whom?
See the Nested Bowls metaphor in the image below. See also our blog post on the nested bowls, with examples of how congregations have answered the nested bowls questions.
In 2011, Unity Consulting presented a workshop on using Appreciative Inquiry to fill the nested bowls. We've provided the slides from that workshop below as well.
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