zone assembly presentation
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Presentation on Structures by the ZoneTRANSCRIPT
How do we understand ‘Organic System/Organisation?
Organic - ‘relating to, derived from, or characteristic of living things’
An organic system is alive, ever changing and adapting, interdependent, unpredictable, resilient, sustaining and sustainable.Participation is not a choiceLeadership does not reside in a person or team but in the whole groupBefriends confusion and sometimes chaosOutcomes are not predetermined
Requires letting go ofWell established mindsetsHabitual behavioursEgo
Requires suspendingJudgmentOpinionWhat we already know
Organic - ‘relating to, derived from, or characteristic of living things
Organic - ‘relating to, derived from, or characteristic of living things’
Nature is the expert in organic organisation
External:To strive for a just and compassionate world where the rights of the whole community of life (and the Earth) are respected.
Our Purpose
Internal:To be Passionists for our timeTo support the transformation of the congregation
Our Structure Zone Group
Authority resides in the whole group
ClustersCLUSTERS
Geographical communities
First place of support and accountability
Clusters are accountable to the whole Zone group.
HUBS
Hubs are task oriented groups e.g.
Finance, Process, Communication, New Members, or new ministries to name but a few.
Hubs are accountable to the whole Zone group.
Core values
CourageCommunication
CommitmentJustice
Wisdom
Core values at work in the group
Seeing and operating from a new story“In the twentieth century the glory of the human
has become the desolation of the Earth. The Desolation of the Earth is now becoming the destiny
of the human.All human institutions, professions, programs and
activities must now be judged primarily by the extent to which they inhibit, ignore or foster a
mutually enhancing human-earth relationship.”
T Berry
Integrity of Creation
WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNIVERSE
‘The important thing is this; to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.’ Charles Du Bois
UNFINISHED, EVOLVING, EVER-CHANGING