We love beyond belief. — Thandeka This workshop introduces the Rev. Dr. Thandeka, author of the What Moves Us program, and her Unitarian Universalist Theology of Personal Experience. In this workshop, Thandeka presents in her own words the key assumptions that guided her creation of this Tapestry...
Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Write questions on newsprint, and post: Have you ever participated in a small group ministry program in your congregation? What were the strengths and weaknesses of the...
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February 21, 2013
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Handout 2, Thandeka's Theology of Personal Experience Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Bell or chime Preparation for Activity Write these questions for small...
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February 21, 2013
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Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Thandeka's Change of Heart" Story, "A Lonely Soul in Community" Story, "Doctrinal Freedom" Preparation for Activity Review the stories so that you are able to effectively read them aloud. Optional: Arrange for volunteers to read stories aloud.
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February 21, 2013
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing materials Handout 1, Introducing Thandeka Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Prepare a copy of the handout for each participant. Description of Activity Briefly introduce the Rev. Dr.
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February 21, 2013
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Preparation for Activity If participants may need journals, obtain notebooks with unlined pages. Gather a variety of writing and drawing implements....
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February 21, 2013
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After the workshop, co-leaders should make a time to get together to evaluate this workshop. Use these questions to guide your shared reflection and planning: What have you learned about your own ability to explore personal experiences as part of your own strategy to construct a Unitarian...
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handouts for all participants Preparation for Activity Review the Tak...
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February 21, 2013
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Set up the altar or centering table with the cloth, chalice, candle and matches or...
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February 21, 2013
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Excerpted from A Covenant Group Source Book, second edition, revised (The Center for Community Values, 2003). Covenant Groups A covenant group is a small relational group made up of six to twelve people who meet regularly to establish and nurture themselves in their own beloved community....
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February 21, 2013
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Originally published in the American Journal of Theology and Philosophy (January 2009). Friedrich Schleiermacher gave liberal theology a foundation no one could find. He accomplished this amazing feat by making a neurological fact of consciousness the foundational referent for his new theological...
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February 21, 2013
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Bell or chime Description of Activity Re-gather the large group. Share this quote from Schulz: We Unitarian Universalists believe that the future is not set, that History is not determined, that destiny is not fated....
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February 21, 2013
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This photograph was taken by Merrel D. Booker, Jr. Used with permission.Leader Resource | March 4, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
Leader Resource | March 4, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
Leader Resource | March 4, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
Leader Resource | March 4, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
Leader Resource | March 4, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
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Leader Resource | February 27, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
Leader Resource | February 27, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
We love beyond belief. — Thandeka This workshop introduces the Rev. Dr. Thandeka, author of the What Moves Us program, and her Unitarian Universalist Theology of Personal Experience. In this workshop, Thandeka presents in her own words the key assumptions that guided her creation of this Tapestry...February 21, 2013 | From What Moves Us