Mid-week Worship and Connection Time
This 12-week worship series will focus on 12 verbs of the covenant of Christian baptism .
Worship services will last for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of connecting and prayer.
Worship services will last for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of connecting and prayer.
Days and Times
Wednesday mornings from 9:30-10:30 - From April 7 - June 23
How
Zoom for the worship and the Discord Safe Harbors platform for connecting (see below)
Cost
Worship: Free Connecting on Discord: Free Love Offering
Wednesday mornings from 9:30-10:30 - From April 7 - June 23
How
Zoom for the worship and the Discord Safe Harbors platform for connecting (see below)
Cost
Worship: Free Connecting on Discord: Free Love Offering
Worship
The 30 minute worship services, offered through Zoom, will include music, reflection on God's word, and movement. This worship experience will focus on 12 verbs found in the covenant of Christian baptism, put together into Baptismal Tai Chi. One verb of the 12 Tai Chi movements will be the focus of each week.
The 30 minute worship services, offered through Zoom, will include music, reflection on God's word, and movement. This worship experience will focus on 12 verbs found in the covenant of Christian baptism, put together into Baptismal Tai Chi. One verb of the 12 Tai Chi movements will be the focus of each week.
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You may register whether or not you want to join a small group.
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Holy Listening Groups
These groups will consist of three people each. Those who sign up agree to the following:
The Speaker will take 10 minutes to share something that is on their heart, a problem, a worry, something distressing.... This will be followed by at least two minutes of prayerful silence. Then the Listeners may ask the Speaker clarifying questions and the Speaker will clarify. This is followed by two more minutes of prayerful silence. The Listeners then offer questions for the Speaker to use in future meditation and prayer. These questions can help the Speaker gain a new perspective on the situation. The Listeners will NOT try to solve any problems or give any advice.
These groups will consist of three people each. Those who sign up agree to the following:
- I will commit to being present for all twelve meetings.
- What is said in this small group stays in this small group.
- One person will speak and the other two will be the compassionate listeners for each meeting. This gives each person 4 times of speaking and being heard with compassion.
- Speaking and listening roles will rotate each week, so in the end everyone will speak 4 times and listen 8 times. One listener will also serve as Scribe - and summarize what the speaker says and the questions.
- The group must meet for the first time on the Discord Safe Harbor platform at 10:00 on April 7. From there each group can decided to use a different way (zoom, Google etc) and set a different time that works for all three members of the group.
The Speaker will take 10 minutes to share something that is on their heart, a problem, a worry, something distressing.... This will be followed by at least two minutes of prayerful silence. Then the Listeners may ask the Speaker clarifying questions and the Speaker will clarify. This is followed by two more minutes of prayerful silence. The Listeners then offer questions for the Speaker to use in future meditation and prayer. These questions can help the Speaker gain a new perspective on the situation. The Listeners will NOT try to solve any problems or give any advice.
Discord - The Safe Harbors Server
The Holy Listening experiences will take place on the Safe Harbors Server of Discord. Upon registration the small groups will be formed into Voice Channels - which work something like Zoom breakout rooms. Discord is free and can be used on your web browser, or downloaded as an app to your device. I need to give more details here.
The Holy Listening experiences will take place on the Safe Harbors Server of Discord. Upon registration the small groups will be formed into Voice Channels - which work something like Zoom breakout rooms. Discord is free and can be used on your web browser, or downloaded as an app to your device. I need to give more details here.
