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Beyond the Trees: Systems Theory as a Way to Look at Your Congregation

Beyond the Trees: Systems Theory as a Way to Look at Your Congregation

by Carolyn Simpson | Mar 15, 2018 | Congregational Health

Gilbert Rendle tells this story from an anthropology course in college: A South Seas Islands people built their huts out of materials they found on their islands. They used “stonewood” to build the hearth to hold the fire they used for cooking and warmth. Stonewood...
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