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More from Peter Block’s powerful model for community engagement here in Cincinnati where great things are happening in small groups where speed and scale are less important than authentic belonging in a culture of commitment.

Helping is a subtle form of control
Connection has to come before content
Anyone who wants to promise you safety wants to own you
I’ve been blind to my gifts because I’ve spent a lifetime working on myself
Service organizations don’t know how to monetize gifts, only deficiencies
It’s a sacred act to betray someone else’s expectations
Our new questions are expressions of faith in each other
When dissent is important, there is room for assholes in the community
Every marriage I’ve ever been in, I’ve gotten the same feedback, there is no power in trying to fix myself or others
The structure of belonging is people sharing their vulnerabilities about what matters
Even the past is unpredictable
The job of leader is to convene and name the question

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