
Releasing and resourcing – an Appreciative Inquiry approach to retirement
- Posted by Fiona Thomas
- On 14 April 2022
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Kathryn Price describes how she used appreciative inquiry to help a pastorate in North Wales to prepare for changes in patterns of resourcing when her ministry there concluded.
She reflects on the way in which provocative propositions, SOAR analysis and appreciative conversations combined to enable her to leave the pastorate in good heart – both for herself and for the people stepping into leadership in changed circumstances. Her experiences resonate with those of other Appreciating Church practitioners who have found that small actions matter and that it is as important to internalise an appreciative strength-based approach as it is to plan significant interventions.