Workshop 7: Relational Ethics

In This Section

• Introduction

  Much of the insensibility and hardness of the world is due to the lack of imagination which prevents a realization of the experiences of...
• Workshop-at-a-Glance

  Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 2 Activity 1: Opening Scenario 10 Activity 2: Reflection and Conversation 15 Activity 3:...
• Spiritual Preparation

  Set aside time for journaling, reflection, prayer, and/or meditation, using these focus questions: When have you acted with compassion...
• Welcoming and Entering

  Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Pocket folder, pen/pencil, and paper for each participant Name tags, single-use or...
• Opening

  Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED/battery-operated candle Singing the Living...
• Activity 1: Opening Scenario

  Description of Activity Share this scenario: Your congregation has an ongoing relationship with a local organization serving at-risk youth...
• Activity 2: Reflection and Conversation

  Materials for Activity Journals or notebooks, one for each participant Variety of writing and drawing tools, such as pens, pencils, fine...
• Activity 3: In a Different Voice

  Materials for Activity Handout 1, Carol Gilligan and a Different Voice Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1, Carol Gilligan and a...
• Activity 4: Relational Ethics at Hull House

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story " Jane Addams " Preparation for Activity Read the story "Jane Addams" and prepare to present it...
• Activity 5: Partner Church Relationships

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story " Community Capacity Building in Arkos, Transylvania " Optional: UUPCC 20th Anniversary video (5...
• Closing

  Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition , the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity...
• Leader Reflection and Planning

  Consider these questions as you review the workshop with your co-leader: Which parts of the workshop most engaged participants? Why? Were...
• Faith In Action: Begin or Deepen a Church Partnership

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Information about your partner church (if your congregation has a partner) or about the...
• Alternate Activity 1: Community Capacity Building - UUPCC Video

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story " Community Capacity Building in Arkos, Transylvania " Community Capacity Building videos and a...
• Taking It Home

  Much of the insensibility and hardness of the world is due to the lack of imagination which prevents a realization of the experiences of...
• Community Capacity Building in Arkos, Transylvania

  Background Information Since 1993, the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council ( UUPCC ) has encouraged and supported partnerships...
• Jane Addams

  In January 1889, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr searched for a location for a settlement house in Chicago that would serve as a place...
• Handout 1: Carol Gilligan and a Different Voice

  In A Different Voice In 1982, developmental psychologist Carol Gilligan published a groundbreaking book, In a Different Voice (Cambridge:...
• Find Out More

  To learn more about Jane Addams, visit the Hull House museum website and read the biography of Jane Addams at the Nobel Peace Prize website...