Worldview LensSynthetic-Conventional
Faith synthesized from the community's beliefs; authority located outside; tacitly held.
How it sounds
Anyone who disagrees with our pastor is simply wrong.
In our family we've always voted this way; it's who we are.
Signs in writing
- 'we believe', 'our tradition'
- authority of leaders, scripture or group
- beliefs held but not examined
- conflict experienced as threat to identity
Values
loyalty · identity · community
Fears
disloyalty · doubt
Staying healthy at this stage
- a healthy community that cares for its members
Growth edge
- take responsibility for your own commitments
- examine one belief explicitly and own it or revise it
How to be heard at this stage
- affirm their community and its best values
- draw on authorities they trust
The same altitude in other models
Mapped by altitude, not measured: models track different lines.
- Diplomat Cook-Greuter
- Conformist Loevinger
- Concrete Commons
- Socialized mind Kegan
- Diplomat Torbert
- Order / Purpose Spiral Dynamics
- Interpersonal conformity Kohlberg
- Amber Wilber
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