ministry leadership center - discernment elements
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Listening for Bells
andSeeing Bell Stands:
Integrating Discernmentinto Decision-Making
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Discern, Discerning, Discernment
Common Connotation Subtle, sensitive, and thoughtful work
Nuanced perceptions, acute observations,
discriminating awareness Raises judgment to a higher level
Spiritual Traditions
Discipline of perceiving and cooperating withspiritual influences
Aligning spirit in us with spirit in the situation
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Positioning Discernment
Taxonomy of decision-making. Note thedistinction between decision-making as anindividual and group process.
Discernment elements permeate the wholeprocess of strategic decision making.
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Positioning Discernment
Strategic Decision Making Organizational Wisdom
Strategic Ethical Decision Making Ethical Wisdom
Strategic Ethical Decision Making withDiscernment Elements Spiritual Wisdom
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When to Use the DiscernmentProcess.
Use it
Dont use it
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HAVE IT READY
Since Spirit is present in every situation,discernment skills that seek to connect theSpirit in us with the Spirit in the situation
are always potentially useful.
Develop the skills and keep them sharp byuse.
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Reporting on Pre-session Work
Having read the article as background,
having worked with the assessment tool,
and having heard Andre explain theprocess,
share your experience of discernmentin strategic decision making.
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Two Classic Discernment Stories
The Legend of the Bells
The Woodcarver
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Core Assumption of Discernment
What encourages you to adopt thisassumption that Spirit is at work in us andin every situation asking for cooperation.
What makes you hesitant to adopt thisassumption that spirit is at work in us andin every situation asking for cooperation.
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Discernment Elements
Entering with an contemplative innerdisposition
Over and over again returning to prayerand reflection
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Entering with anContemplative Inner Disposition
Planning and Preparation
Need for a reminder
Reminders and the back of the mind
Leaning on a tradition before we know forourselves
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Entering with anContemplative Inner Disposition
Open a Space Allah knows, I dont.
Sometimes we hold on to what we think is
true so strongly that when truth itself knockson the door we will not open.
Beginners Mind
Every thought says I
What we identify with dominates us.
I have knowledge, but I am not myknowledge.
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Entering with anContemplative Inner Disposition
Set Up a Listening Post Phrase values as a call
E.g., Where is dignity calling to us?
Phrase values as comparatives E.g., Where is greater cooperation calling to us?
Greater unity, increased trust, increasedjustice, greater mutual security, more
meaningful work, lessen inequality, greaterhope, greater harmony
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Over and over again returning toprayer and reflection
Private Prayer
Public Prayer
Spirit Communion Between Self andSituation
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Over and over again returning toprayer and reflection
The old advice holds: Act upon the littlelight you have and more will be given.Resist such action because the light is dim
and because you want more certainty inadvance and the light will grow dimmer.
At a deep level, what are we seeing and
hearing does this situation have a dreamof itself?
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Over and over again returning toprayer and reflection
Dialogue and the Group
Spirit in the Group Process
Discussion and Dialogue
Stakeholder storytelling
Spirit in the people of the situation
What questions do you want to ask?
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