Appreciating Church

A practical Appreciative Inquiry (AI) resource for churches and communities. Tweets by Fiona Thomas, co-editor/co-author of the book.

[Appreciating Church @AppreChurch]

Upcoming Appreciative Space on curiosity 9th July 3pm (BST).
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Would you like to know how #AppreciativeInquiry could make a difference in your church and community? We are offering an introduction over four sessions in April, tailored to participants contexts. For details see https://t.co/dYG07FxPPp

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Conversations at the end of life. Using #AppreciativeInquiry to craft questions can open a doorway to meaning, blessing, and legacy.
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Desiring to be a bridge - the upcoming Appreciative Space will explore cross-cultural conversations https://t.co/Xk29fUNOEw

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New Year, New Frame. An Appreciative Space to start 2026 on 14th January https://t.co/FquDM5JMkh

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A space to reflect on Advent and Christmas using #AppreciativeInquiry

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November Remembering - https://t.co/exlWhXDGQn

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The next Appreciative Space will be discussing leadership. Wednesday 12th November 19.30 (GMT). https://t.co/caCUgzu25x

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The monthly Appreciative Space is moving to a new time from 8th October, making it open to practitioners in more parts of the world. https://t.co/IRNglR6DQn

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Next online #AppreciativeInquiry Appreciative Space is Wednesday 10th September https://t.co/90zcKJk91k

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In the next Appreciative Space on Wednesday 9th July Warren Hartley will reflect on how #AppreciativeInquiry has helped him walk alongside parishes as they work out where God is calling them. https://t.co/Z1JbniL8gX

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Often, when we are a person in the middle of a big organisational transition, we may feel powerless, with no ability to influence things. Yet systems knowledge tells us that the opposite may be true.
At critical points during a transition process, the overall structures that supported the system previously disintegrate & new ones have to emerge. Transitions make systems less predictable & less controllable. This creates the conditions for, small, positive, local changes that lead to big, system-wide improvements.
1) Small changes can spread: In chaotic situations, small initiatives that reflect the new paradigm—pockets of the future—can gain traction: They become amplified through positive feedback loops to grow rapidly.
2) Systems can organise themselves: Complex systems often don’t need a boss telling every part what to do. Instead, by following "simple rules" & reacting to what is happening nearby, local groups with order can influence the bigger system.
3) Shifting the emotional & cultural narrative may enable systemic change more effectively than top-down policies.
See: https://t.co/nRkvfSuXqL. Via Joss Colchester @Sys_innovation.

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Disruption, liminality and reconciliation ....this month's Appreciative Space on Wednesday 11th June will digest some of the ideas from an upcoming festival of ideas on missional thinking https://t.co/WE9ctYj7Xf

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May's Appreciative Space tries out some conversation starters. Wednesday 14th May 11.00-12.00 BST: https://t.co/IWHHT67C1H

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April 9th - the monthly Appreciative Space will be thinking about the value of naming elephants https://t.co/MIIbbLFDhT

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The upcoming Appreciative Space (Wednesday 12th March 11.00-12.00 GMT) invites you to bring something to share as we explore the Poetic Principle of #AppreciativeInquiry Details: https://t.co/RrF0lH1VWd

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This month's conversation starter https://t.co/jlT8fJHzus

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How about creating intentions for 2025 rather than New Year Resolutions? The #AppreciativeInquiry alternative https://t.co/joPlXRTpLV

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#AppreciativeInquiry and Pastoral Supervision. Space to reflect with Revd Dr Jim Coleman. Wednesday 11th December 11.00 to 12.00 (GMT) https://t.co/WMaDLaaf3O

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We have an article in the latest edition of AI Practioner https://t.co/piE32H38QG