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Practicing Discernment for Personal and Group Decisions
General Assembly 2010 Event 3045
Presenters: Rev. Bruce Davis, Dr. Kristin Guest
Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Association Pacific Northwest District
Interactive introduction to practices of discernment drawn from many faith traditions, which can help us respond adaptively to challenging decisions in our lives and in our congregations. Silence, presence, deep listening and honest inquiry value the creativity and conscience of each participant, and are grounded in our Unitarian Universalist principles.
Workshop Handouts
The following documents are PDF files.
- Practices for Individual Discernment
- The Clearness Committee: A Communal Approach to Discernment
- Discernment and Decision-Making
- An Ignatian Method of Group Decision-Making
- Communal Discernment and Large Assemblies
- Selected References on Discernment in Decision-Making
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