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An Appreciative Space: Invitations to practice

Posted by Fiona Thomas
On 8 January 2023
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Wednesday 11th December 2023, 11.00 – 12.00 (GMT) Conversation starter: Being an Appreciating Church practitioner beyond the church. Eddie Boon, Discipleship Enabler with Thames North Synod of the United Reformed Church will reflect on adapting his practice for working with groups beyond the church.

An Appreciative Space: Provocative Propositions, 14th December 2022, 11.00 -12.00 GMT

Posted by Fiona Thomas
On 24 November 2022
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A gathering for practitioners on the second Wednesday of each month. A creative online space in which appreciative inquiry practitioners share stories of their work with churches, as part of a self-sustaining community of practice. Open to practitioners of all levels of experience. Conversation starter: The art of crafting provocative propositions.

Monthly Appreciative Space: November’s theme is “The Emergent Principles”

Posted by Fiona Thomas
On 18 October 2022
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Wednesday 9th November 2022, 11.00 – 12.00 (GMT) A creative online space in which appreciative inquiry practitioners share stories of their work with churches, as part of a self-sustaining community of practice. Conversation starter: The Emergent Principles in Appreciative Inquiry

An Appreciative Space: Thursday 9th June 2022, 2pm to 4pm (BST)

Posted by Fiona Thomas
On 19 May 2022
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A creative online space in which appreciative inquiry practitioners share stories of their work with churches.

Using SOAR to think with

Posted by Fiona Thomas
On 29 March 2022
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Fiona Thomas reflects on using a SOAR to clear the fog and encourage generativity for her role in a community project.

Picking up the pieces

Posted by Fiona Thomas
On 29 March 2022
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Eddie Boon explores ways in which appreciative inquiry can be used with churches emerging from the Covid- 19 lockdown

A new blend for courses – same content, different delivery

Posted by Fiona Thomas
On 7 July 2021
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Appreciating Church – the story so far…

Posted by markvts
On 8 January 2021
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Appreciating People has worked with a number of churches since spring 2014, developing a sustainable Appreciative Inquiry community of practice. It has become an exciting and expanding project – this is the story so far… AP began working with church groups in 2014. During a consultation on AI and the Church in Manchester in March […]

Appreciating Church focuses on sector-specific Appreciative Inquiry

Posted by markvts
On 8 January 2021
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‘All shall be well, and all shall be well… For there is a force of love moving through the universe that holds us fast and will never let you go.’ – Dame Julian of Norwich (c.1342-1416), the first woman to write a book in the English language In February 2017, another milestone in the Appreciating […]

Appreciating Church book launches

Posted by markvts
On 8 January 2021
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How can local churches, congregations and communities use their strengths to best effect and drive forward transformation? That is the question at the heart of a new book and website Appreciating Church, in partnership with Appreciating People, experts in positive organisational development. Launching in both London (Thursday 9th February) and Liverpool (Monday 20th February), the […]

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