Family Ministry Training: Building a New Way with Workshops and Insights
Explore the dynamic aspects of family ministry training through workshops focusing on facilitation, worship, and community engagement. Delve into topics like building a communal culture, developing covenants, and reimagining congregations as families. Gain valuable insights on enhancing family-centric congregational life and promoting inclusivity within religious communities.
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WELCOME! Family Ministry Training: unpacking family Facilitators: Co-facilitator Co-facilitator family ministry training
WORKSHOP 2 Opening Worship Hymn 389, Gathered Here Words & Music: Philip A. Porter Used with permission family ministry training
Gathered here In the mystery of the hour. Gathered here In one strong body. Gathered here In the struggle And the power. Spirit, draw near. family ministry training
Introductions I m ___________ from ______________ where I ________________. After you speak, please place the object you brought that symbolizes family onto the center table without comment family ministry training
An Open-Ended Covenant Try to respect the needs of the others, but check your assumptions; Try to listen to your own needs; Do your best, and be forgiving of others (and yourself!) when someone makes a mistake. family ministry training
Building a New Way Unitarian Universalists tend to be individualistic Our congregations often operate with a silo mentality Our faith calls us to live into becoming a truly multicultural Association Non-dominant cultures tend to be communal (i.e., We ) rather than individualistic (i.e., I ) SO We are called to learn how to develop a we culture, both for our own sake and as a model for the world. family ministry training
Building a New Way Families are the heart of congregational life! family ministry training
Congregation as Family Group One: Think of as many positive implications as you can of thinking of the congregation as a family. Group Two: Think of as many negative implications as you can of thinking of the congregation as a family. family ministry training
Developmental Models family ministry training
Developmental Models family ministry training
Some Developmental Theories Erik Erickson - Psychosocial Lawrence Kohlberg - Moral James Fowler - Faith Tracey Hurd - Psychosocial/Faith The UU Identity Renaissance Module has great resources: http://www.uua.org/careers/re/renaissance/module-resources family ministry training
Systems Thinking the hero the authority the peacemaker the the clown challenger Family Roles family ministry training
Systems Thinking the matriarch the trouble maker the historian the institutionalist the rebel the inventor the peace keeper Congregational Roles family ministry training
Systems Thinking family ministry training
Ask yourself: What does this idea mean to you? How have you experienced or not experienced families being at the heart of congregational life? In what ways does the congregation with which you are most familiar support and lift up families of all kinds? What feelings and thoughts does this way of thinking about congregational life stir up in you? family ministry training
Share: How have you experienced families as the heart of congregational life in the congregation you serve? family ministry training
The way things are The way things could be family ministry training
Share What can you imagine if the congregation you serve fully embraced this vision of family ministry? What would need to happen to get you there? Remember: be clear if you re talking about the best of all possible worlds or the reality of what things are. family ministry training
WORKSHOP 2 Closing Worship Hymn 1017 Building a New Way Words & Music: Martha Sandefer Used with permission family ministry training
We are building a new way. We are building a new way. We are building a new way, Feeling stronger ev ry day, We are building a new way. family ministry training
We are working to be free. We are working to be free. We are working to be free hate and greed and jealousy. We are working to be free. family ministry training
We can feed our ever need. We can feed our every need. We can feed our every need. Start with love, that is the seed. We can feed our every need. family ministry training
Peace and freedom is our cry. Peace and freedom is our cry. Peace and freedom is our cry. Without these this world will die. Peace and freedom is our cry. family ministry training
