adaptive capacity is also its own set of skills to be mastered. These skills include the capacity to calmly face the unknown refuse quick fixes engage others in the learning and transformation necessary to take on the challenge that is before them seek new perspectives ask questions that reveal competing values and gaps in values and actions raise up the deeper issues at work in a community explore and confront resistance and sabotage learn and change without sacrificing personal or organizational fidelity act politically and stay connected relationally help the congregation make hard, often
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