Consultations

Last night's meeting seemed to go well in that we began a conversation about the shape of ministry in our Deanery.
Through various bits of my complex lives I have had chance to think about how things change. Too often we say "let's consult people about this." only to find that what we mean is to tell them about what we think so that they can agree.
Somebody once said that management was a series of conversations that need to be had.
Perhaps rather than consultants we need conversationalists. or even better hosts who arrange the space and the time in which conversations can take place.