Session 10: Courage And Conviction (Saddlebags)

In This Section

• Introduction

  From caring comes courage. — Lao Tzu Conscience is the root of all true courage. — James Freeman Clarke, nineteenth-century British...
• Session-at-a-Glance

  ACTIVITY MINUTES Welcoming and Entering Opening 10 Activity 1: Story — Eliza Tupper Wilkes: Riding for Faith, Hope, and Love 10 Activity 2...
• Spiritual Preparation

  After you have read the story, "Eliza Tupper Wilkes: Riding for Faith, Hope, and Love," think about the convictions you hold in your own...
• Welcoming and Entering

  Materials for Activity Photographs or other images of people demonstrating courage and conviction Preparation for Activity Collect images...
• Opening

  Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Newsprint, markers, and tape Tool...
• Activity 1: Story - Eliza Tupper Wilkes Riding For Faith, Hope, And Love

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story, " Eliza Tupper Wilkes: Riding for Faith, Hope, and Love " Preparation for Activity Read the...
• Activity 2: Moments Of Courage - Acting It Out

  Materials for Activity Copies of Handout 1: Moments of Courage Skit Rules for each group Preparation for Activity Review Handout 1: Moments...
• Activity 3: Making Courage Stones

  Materials for Activity Several small stones for each participant Optional: Cloth on which to place the stones Participant lists of their...
• Activity 5: Council Circle

  Materials for Activity Tool of the Day - saddlebags, bicycle panniers or a rucksack, or an image of saddlebags Participant lists of their...
• Leader Reflection and Planning

  Reflect on these questions and discuss them with your co-leaders: How do we feel about today's session? What parts of the session worked...
• Faith In Action: Ideas

  Description of Activity Plan a Faith in Action activity to help participants extend the core learning of this session into action in the...
• Taking It Home

  From caring comes courage. — Lao Tzu Conscience is the root of all true courage. — James Freeman Clarke, nineteenth-century British...
• Eliza Tupper Wilkes Riding for Faith, Hope, and Love

  By Polly Peterson

  A useful visual aid for this story is a map of the United States to show Reverend Wilkes extensive travel all over the country. Other...
• Handout 1: Moment of Courage Skit Rules

  All members of the group must be included, in some fashion, in the acting. You may make noise in your acting, if it is relevant to what you...
• Handout 2: Courage and Conviction Letter

  You had a chance today to think about some of your own convictions — the things you believe are so important you would stand up for them,...
• Find Out More

  Images of Courage and Conviction Cut out, photocopy, or print out images from magazines, newspapers, textbooks, websites, wall calendars,...