What you are now is what you have been, what you will be is what you do now. — The Buddha Beginning in childhood and throughout our adult lives, we receive many messages about money from family members, friends, co-workers, popular culture, and our faith community. These messages are often...
The Meaning of Money: Forbes Wealth Wizards (3:19). A video on the website of Forbes.com. Roy F. Baumeister, Does Money Matter? The Psychological Meaning of Money,” a post published June 18, 2008, in Cultural Animal and...
Money is… A Big Part of My Life / Not Important to Me Related to My Faith / Unrelated to My Faith The Root of All Evil / A Tool for Good Connected to Things of Value / Disconnected from What’s Real Necessary in Church / Better Left Outside the Church An Attachment to Get Past / A Resource to Be...
Previously published on the UUA website as “Community Covenant: For Use in Lifespan Faith Development Settings with Adults or Youth,” attributed to the Spiritual Eldering Institute and used with permission. We honor and respect the confidentiality of what is spoken here concerning personal...
Workshops 1-3, Money and Self, build awareness of and explore our own attitudes and experiences with money. Workshop 1, Talking about Money. What is money and why is it important? Workshop 2, The Meaning of Money in Our Lives. Telling our personal money stories to one other. Workshop 3, Cultural...
These personal reflections on money and wealth were selected after a facilitated conversation among Unitarian Universalist leaders who serve on the UUA President’s Council. 1ST REFLECTION I grew up on a farm, so my parents were self-employed. The issue of working hard was always very important. I...
Some purposes and roles assigned to money: Money stands in for things of tangible value in the world. It is fundamentally representative of work and value creation. Money is a medium of exchange.
Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 3, Money Stories Writing paper and pens Preparation for Activity Read the six stories in Handout 3, Money Stories. Select three to share with the group. Identify a volunteer to read each of these aloud; give volunteers the text in advance.
Make a time for individual reflection and discussion with your co-facilitator after the conclusion of the first workshop. Consider these questions: What worked well in today’s workshop? How can these elements or approaches be repeated or amplified in the future? What was most challenging? What...
Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Purposes and Roles of Money Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1, Purposes and Roles of Money. Copy for all participants. Write on newsprint, leaving space after each item. Post: ECONOMIC – How have you...
Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 3, Some Names for Money Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Post a sheet of newsprint with the heading “Names for Money.” If you are facilitating alone, ask a volunteer to serve as scribe. Review Leader Resource...
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Sample Covenant Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy the sample covenant from Leader Resource 2 (or an existing covenant you prefer to use) on newsprint, and post.
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Introduction to the Wi$dom Path program Leader Resource 1, The Wi$dom Path – Program Overview Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Review the Introduction to the Wi$dom Path program so you will be prepared to summarize plans and...
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or an LED/battery-operated candle A chime or a small bell Newsprint, markers, and tape Sign-in sheet and pens Name tags and markers Music player, and three or more songs for gathering Optional: An object to pass from sp...
Reflect on your own relationship to money issues. This exercise will sharpen your awareness of and sensitivity to issues raised with and by the participants and, thus, help you effectively facilitate this program....