system change

Systems & Choices

Systems & Choices

Many of our institutions and systems continue, and are even defended fiercely, because we cannot think of other ways to do the things. The two-party national political system is an obvious example. Much of what organized religion does can be put in the category as well. Healthcare is another…

Reclaiming our Humanity: Systems are People, People are Systems

Reclaiming our Humanity: Systems are People, People are Systems

One of my most profound learnings as a youth minister was the realization -the revelation really- that my ministry was with the parents of the youth as well as the youth themselves. I needed relationships with the whole family system -or at least more of it than I had previously understood- in order to function well.

Failures of Imagination

Failures of Imagination

Our greatest failure has been one of imagination. We have failed to envision what we need, what will serve us, and instead attempt to reform rather than recreate, to return to ‘normal’ rather than set new patterns.