Discovering vision: a methodological approach using appreciative inquiry to discern an aligning vision

Thomas H Cook

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Discovering vision: a methodological approach using appreciative inquiry to discern an aligning vision

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Thomas H Cook. Discovering Vision: a Methodological Approach Using Appreciative Inquiry to Discern an Aligning Vision. Columbia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/06e8b4b4-a732-47df-ac39-145d1aa663e1.

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T. H. Cook. Discovering vision: a methodological approach using appreciative inquiry to discern an aligning vision. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/06e8b4b4-a732-47df-ac39-145d1aa663e1

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Thomas H Cook. Discovering Vision: a Methodological Approach Using Appreciative Inquiry to Discern an Aligning Vision. Columbia Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/06e8b4b4-a732-47df-ac39-145d1aa663e1.

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Thomas H Cook

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Abstract

This paper proposes a methodological approach for vision discernment using the operational development process called Appreciative Inquiry (AI). AI is a process that can lead to vision discernment by building on past successes and creating a sense of missional alignment. AI is based on organizational and social theory that, when combined with theological understandings, provide the church and leadership with a methodology for discernment that will engage a large portion of a congregation. This is a grounded study that engaged a 1200+ membership church in a large AI. Using the tools of AI, a vision statement was composed and became formative in the church's mission.

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