The Tree of Life in South Africa

The Tree of Life methodology, developed by Ncazelo Ncube (REPSSI) and David Denborough (Dulwich Centre Foundation), has now been used in many countries around the world.

Over time, we will add stories and accounts from workers and communities in South Africa who are using the Tree of Life to respond to various forms of trauma and hardship.

(To read more about the Tree of Life, click here. To read more about where the Tree of Life has been used around the world, click here.)

Re-rooting leadership identities

In February 2009, we led a week-long narrative leadership workshop in Gugulethu, South Africa, for 13 ministers who are also leaders of their communities.  We used the Tree of Life to help participants see, knit together, and then reclaim the richness of their past and present, and to unpack their hopes for the future of their congregations and communities. Using the Tree of Life to explore and bring forth the seeds of each participant’s leadership identity proved to be a powerful experience. Read more ...

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