Yes I have experienced that. I was very blessed in my teaching career to be part of a teaching community that for many years understood what this looked like and worked hard at it. But I also know that it is a delicate thing that can be damaged quickly when others who have authority do not understand this and proceed to erode this good thing. The wonderful thing about it is that a flourishing community, especially a school community, can gather in many who are wounded and allow them to experience a level of flourishing they may not have experienced before. That is a great thing to be part of.
Just got our copy of Andy Crouch’s new book Strong and Weak and it’s wonderful. We have all, at one time or another experienced community that is truly flourishing. Here is what Crouch says. “If you have ever been part of a community that experienced some real measure of flourishing (a business, a church, a neighborhood, a sports team, a musical ensemble, a class) – some group of people who experienced a deep health and growth, among whom the vulnerable were welcomed and the strong were vulnerable – I suspect you’ll find that among the characteristics of that community were high authority and high vulnerability. It’s the way we were meant to live.”
Yes I have experienced that. I was very blessed in my teaching career to be part of a teaching community that for many years understood what this looked like and worked hard at it. But I also know that it is a delicate thing that can be damaged quickly when others who have authority do not understand this and proceed to erode this good thing. The wonderful thing about it is that a flourishing community, especially a school community, can gather in many who are wounded and allow them to experience a level of flourishing they may not have experienced before. That is a great thing to be part of.
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