OS in a religious context

Sun Mar 14 18:27:55 PST 2004

Dear Piotr Banach,

I was a Catholic nun here in the US and recognize in what you have
shared about OS that you are clearly a risk taker and insightful person.

If the Church needs anything at this time it is truly OPEN SPACE.

I think OS requires a deep faith and trust in the sacredness of each
person and recognizes the value of each ones spiritual expression and
contribution.
The simple structure of OS provides a safe way for all to participate
even with deeply spiritual topics.  This is my experience with it.

I am here encouraging you and cheering you on to continue your efforts.
Also your English is great...I understood every word...I think.

Esther Fisher

Piotr Banach wrote:

> Dear Andrea,
>
> your questions are a good opportunity to introduce myself to the OS LIST.
>
>
>
> My name is Piotr Banach and I'm a Polish Open Space facilitator.
>
> For the first time I participated in an OS-event in September 2002 in
> Erkner (Berlin/Germany). Michael M Pannwitz was a facilitator and he
> encouraged me to know an Open Space. After this I participated in a
> few Open Space events and than I did an OS training in Weimar
> (Germany, Mai 2003).
>
> So I could try to facilitate my first Open Space event in my home town
> Parczew (Poland). Since that first Open Space event, which I
> facilitated in Parczew, till now, I did about 10 events in Poland. In
> Weimar were with me 4 Polish people, and so we organize now in Poland
> an "Open Space Poland Group".
>
>
>
> (Do you know anybody from Poland, who facilitates Open Space beside us?)
>
>
>
> Why were your questions, Andrea, important for me?
>
>
>
> Because I'm a catholic priest...
>
> In one community, in a middle of Poland (Kutno) I'm a parish priest now.
>
> It is very interesting, because although I'm a priest, I don't have
> any experience with Open Space in a religious context. I organized
> once an Open Space in my own parish, but the theme was more social
> than religious: What can a parish do for the people, who are unemployed?
>
> In Poland people don't know Open Space at all. Every time I have to
> explain very precisely the method and to encourage people to take
> responsibility for their topics. Some times it is quite difficult, but
> it works.
>
>
>
> Dear Andrea, you are right, that many religious people expect guidance
> from the church (especially here, in East Europe). But I think, there
> is the time to change it, and the Open Space Technology is a very
> useful method to do this. I our Polish church we have to encourage
> people to take a responsibility for the community, for the church, for
> our religious life. I think Open Space can help in this work.
>
>
>
> As a priest, I'll try to do this in a future. For example I facilitate
> an Open Space in April for Polish pastoral theologians. I'm prepared
> to be surprised, but I hope as well, that this method will work in a
> religious context too.
>
>
>
> Very many greetings to the whole OS LIST from Kutno (Poland)!
>
>
>
> Piotr
>
>
>
> PS. I'm sorry for my English, but my first foreign language is German.
> I want so much to learn English more...
>
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>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Vona Andrea <mailto:avona at vipmail.hu>
>     To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>     <mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
>     Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:54 PM
>     Subject: open space
>
>     Dear EVerybody experienced in Open Space,
>
>     I am doing a research o n the use of O.S. in the Catholic church.
>     It is connected to an O.S .even held last autumn in Hungary. I've
>     made several interviews with the participants and many quesitons
>     arouse. If you have any ideas, opinions about the following
>     quesitons. Feel free to answer.
>
>     1. If the participants do not know much about O.S. in advance,
>     they can bring up a topic, but can they take responsibility for
>     their topic if they did not have the chance to prepare for that topic?
>
>     2. The Law of Two Feet can give you the chance to "step out" of
>     those situations, which seem to be awkward and problematic but if
>     you are brave enough and stay there, maybe you can solve your
>     problems. Isn't it dangerous to step out of each situation which
>     we find at first sight uncomfortable or boring. Maybe it is just
>     the temptation to escape and avoid something.
>
>     3. Have you ever participated in an O.S. in religious context?
>     What was your experience?
>
>     4. Many religious people expect guidance from the church. But in
>     an O.S. everybody can bring up topics and there is no guidance. IN
>     a religious context people need spiritual guidance, they want to
>     be filled with words and want to be supported. How can O.S. work
>     for these type of people?
>
>
>
>     I look forward to any replies.
>
>     Best wishes, Andrea Vona, University of Economic Sciences,
>     Budapest, Hugary.
>
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