Workshop 1: David and Goliath

In This Section

• Introduction

  I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eyes reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and...
• Workshop-at-a-Glance

  Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: David and Goliath 15 Activity 2: Retelling the Story 15 Activity 3: What...
• Spiritual Preparation

  As you prepare to facilitate this workshop, ask yourself the key questions: Who or what am I afraid of? What is courage? What helps me be...
• Welcoming and Entering

  Materials for Activity Name tags, durable or single use Bold markers Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Small table Optional: Refreshments...
• Opening

  Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter, or LED battery-operated candle Stand or table space for the chalice Decorative covering...
• Activity 1: David and Goliath

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story, " David and Goliath " Leader Resource 1, David and Goliath Background Information Preparation...
• Activity 2: Retelling the Story

  Materials for Activity Story, " David and Goliath " Five small stones Bandana or scarf to serve as slingshot Optional: Simple costumes...
• Activity 3: What Gives Us Courage?

  Description of Activity Ask: "What gave David courage? Why was he able to be brave, meeting Goliath with no armor and only a slingshot with...
• Activity 4: Explaining Small Group Options

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity List the small group activities and their locations on...
• Activity 5: Discussion - Option 1

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write these questions on newsprint and post: Why is this story...
• Activity 6: Confronting Bullies Dramatization - Option 2

  Materials for Activity Simple costumes Preparation for Activity Set out simple costumes. Description of Activity Invite the small group to...
• Activity 7: Five Smooth Stones Art - Option 3

  Materials for Activity Small flat stones, such as those found in a craft store, at least five for each participant Acrylic paints, brushes...
• Closing

  Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Creating the Closing Worship Taking It Home handout Chalice, candle and lighter, or LED battery-...
• Leader Reflection and Planning

  Take a few minutes to talk with your co-facilitator about how the workshop went, using these questions as a guide: What went well? What...
• Alternate Activity 1: Pretending to be David

  Materials for Activity Slingshot-making supplies for each participant: Y-shaped sticks, about six inches long. Collect them outdoors or ask...
• Taking It Home

  I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eyes reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and...
• David and Goliath

  1 Samuel 17 (New Revised Standard Version) Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle... The Philistines stood on the mountain on...
• Faith In Action

  Preparation for Activity Invite someone from your congregation who has taken a courageous stance on behalf of justice to come and tell...
• Leader Resource 1: David and Goliath Background Information

  David and the Goliath is one of the most well-known and beloved stories of the Hebrew scripture. It is an adventure story which seems to be...
• Leader Resource 2: Creating the Closing Worship

  The closing worship circle brings the group back together to enrich each other's understanding of the story and of their own life...
• Find Out More

  Twentieth Century Unitarian theologian James Luther Adams describes the five smooth stones of liberalism, a metaphor drawn from the David...