In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect.

- Anonymous

Goals

Participants will:

• Broaden and deepen their understandings and definitions of families, including the roles and functions of families
• Explore the meaning of healthy families in a diversity of forms
• Value each individual's perspective as an interpreter of our world and as a teller of our stories
• Engage joyfully in the creation of art
• Learn more fully that there is no "objective" point of view
• Engage as leaders of a project that serves the greater congregation and affirms more deeply their place in interdependent, multigenerational, congregational life
• Collaborate with peers
• Experience the roles of photographer/artist and storyteller—visual and/or text—within a faith community

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

• Create the final artistic display about families
• Collaborate with the full group to create the Meet the Creators portion of the display
• Problem-solve about the display
• Decide on how to make the display interactive, welcoming, and accessible
• Gain a sense of cumulative, collective accomplishment