The ethos which underpins Greenhouse is like its DNA and therefore impacts all its practice. This section translates that into clear practical actions and facilitation techniques which give Greenhouse Teams their best chance of gaining the courage to step up into what God might be calling them to.
Video 15
Cathy describes the 'Greenhouse' metaphor and how that relates to the Greenhouse way of doing things - it's ethos.
Video 16
Emily describes how the Greenhouse ethos can be translated into a hosting 'posture' for your Gatherings.
Discussion
Video 17
Suzie lists all the ways the Greenhouse ethos can be reflected in the practical planning for Gatherings.
Video 18
Hear Enabler Frances Shoesmith sharing details about how they apply the Greenhouse ethos to Gatherings in Wigan Greenhouse.
Discussion
Relevant resources
- Leadership in the Age of Complexity: From Hero to Host, an article by Margaret Wheatley & Debbie Frieze
- The ten components of a thinking environment
- If you have a particular interest in facilitation and would like to explore it more deeply for Greenhouse and for your wider practice, take a look at some of the principles of ‘Art of Hosting’ – use the phrase search online for books and papers about it, or for a brief introduction to some of the principles, see ‘Hosting in a hurry – putting the art of hosting into practice’.