The Sustainist

Kaleidoscope Bible Sharing for Preachers

In a diverse multi-contextual world, preachers are challenged in how to connect the Word with a community of people with very different cultural experiences and backgrounds in the same sermon.  For example, what does a sermon sound like when you have people from different political affirmation, racial background and economic status listening? 

You are invited to join The Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law, the Founder and Innovator of the Kaleidoscope Institute, for a weekly Tuesday gathering of preachers in multi-contextual communities.  If you are not a preacher, please consider forwarding this invitation to any preachers you know. Come spend an hour each week with Eric to reflect on a lectionary text for the upcoming Sunday and to listen and share with other preachers - ideas, stories, techniques, and processes for sharing the Word in diverse communities.  We will use a combination of the multi-contextual preaching model Eric shared in his book, The Word at the Crossing and the Kaleidoscope Bible Sharing process. The gatherings will take place on Zoom at 9am Pacific/12 noon Eastern. 

Try it out for September - the dates are September 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2023

Register at: https://www.kscopeinstitute.org/kaleidoscope-bible-sharing-for-preachers

You only need to register once and you will be given the zoom link for all 4 sessions

Holy Financial Literacy

Join the Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law for a 2-part workshop to learn and explore how to maximize the flow of money currencies for your ministries.

June 13 and 15, 2023 (Tuesday and Thursday)

3:30 pm to 5:30 noon Pacific Time (6:30-8:30 pm eastern) on Zoom

A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THE MINISTRY OF MONEY THAT FLOWS FROM HOLY CURRENCIES’ CYCLE OF BLESSINGS.

In this time we will:

• Explore stewardship of money through the flow of the other Holy Currencies especially of Relationships and Truth. 

• Introduce faithful and entrepreneurial ways of increasing financial exchanges through revisioning and creating new as well as current ministries.

• Reclaim the original calling of money as a way to enhance faithful human interaction.

• Demonstrate how to create a narrative budget that reflects the exchange of money to blessings.

• We will not obsess over the scarcity of money.  We will learn ways to live in the abundance of God’s gifts.

Register at: https://www.kscopeinstitute.org/holy-financial-literacy

Graceconomics - $25 to $150

As is the usual KI custom of Graceconomics, we offer a range of registration fees. Please contribute the amount that you are able, knowing that the closer you can pay to the upper range, the more we can use the resources to help others who may not be able to pay. 

3:30 pm to 5:30 noon Pacific Time (6:30-8:30 pm eastern) on Zoom

A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THE MINISTRY OF MONEY THAT FLOWS FROM HOLY CURRENCIES’ CYCLE OF BLESSINGS.

In this time we will:

• Explore stewardship of money through the flow of the other Holy Currencies especially of Relationships and Truth. 

• Introduce faithful and entrepreneurial ways of increasing financial exchanges through revisioning and creating new as well as current ministries.

• Reclaim the original calling of money as a way to enhance faithful human interaction.

• Demonstrate how to create a narrative budget that reflects the exchange of money to blessings.

• We will not obsess over the scarcity of money.  We will learn ways to live in the abundance of God’s gifts.

Register at: https://www.kscopeinstitute.org/holy-financial-literacy

Graceconomics - $25 to $150

As is the usual KI custom of Graceconomics, we offer a range of registration fees. Please contribute the amount that you are able, knowing that the closer you can pay to the upper range, the more we can use the resources to help others who may not be able to pay. 

Holy Financial Literacy

Join the Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law and Kaleidoscope Institute Associates to learn and explore how to maximize the flow of money currencies for your ministries.

Saturday, February 25, 2023

8:00 am to 12:00 noon Pacific Time on Zoom

A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THE MINISTRY OF MONEY THAT FLOWS FROM HOLY CURRENCIES’ CYCLE OF BLESSINGS.

In this time we will:

• Explore stewardship of money through the flow of the other Holy Currencies especially of Relationships and Truth. 

• Introduce faithful and entrepreneurial ways of increasing financial exchanges through revisioning and creating new as well as current ministries.

• Reclaim the original calling of money as a way to enhance faithful human interaction.

• Demonstrate how to create a narrative budget that reflects the exchange of money to blessings.

• We will not obsess over the scarcity of money.  We will learn ways to live in the abundance of God’s gifts.

Graceconomics - $25 to $150

Register at: https://www.kscopeinstitute.org/holy-financial-literacy

Kaleidoscope Bible Sharing for Preachers

In a diverse multi-contextual world, preachers are challenged in how to connect the Word with a community of people with very different cultural experiences and backgrounds in the same sermon.  For example, what does a sermon sound like when you have people from different political affirmation, racial background and economic status listening? 

You are invited to join The Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law, the Founder and Innovator of the Kaleidoscope Institute, for a weekly Tuesday gathering of preachers in multi-contextual communities.  If you are not a preacher, please consider forwarding this invitation to any preachers you know. Come spend an hour each week with Eric to reflect on a lectionary text for the upcoming Sunday and to listen and share with other preachers - ideas, stories, techniques, and processes for sharing the Word in diverse communities.  We will use a combination of the multi-contextual preaching model Eric shared in his book, The Word at the Crossing and the Kaleidoscope Bible Sharing process. The gatherings will take place on Zoom at 9am Pacific/12 noon Eastern. 

Try it out for February - the dates are 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, and 2/28. 

Register at: https://www.kscopeinstitute.org/kbs-for-preachers

RECREATE: Eric's new album of songs that help us find hope, grace and courage in this polarized time.

In our polarized world epitomized by the people’s reactions to such events as the killing of George Floyd and the 2020 U.S. election, it’s easy to become paralyzed with fear and hopelessness.  RECREATE is a collection of songs that address these divisive events from community, political and spiritual perspectives.  Here is the list of song titles: 

1. Recreate
2. Uneasy Glory
3. Winner-Loser
4. Who Tells Us
5. Hold On-Reach Out
6. Hand on my Shoulder
7. I Love-I Am
8. Slow Me Down
9. Small Things

RECREATE will be released on December 16, 2022 on all the major streaming services.  I will host a listening party that day at 4 pm pacific.  My guests include Jeannine Otis, Sandra Montes, Sarah Pirtle, John Carroll, Dave Law, Steve Eulberg and others who will introduce the 9 fully realized recordings. Come and be the first to hear this collection of songs that inspire listeners to slow down and discover a deeper understanding of the divisive events of our time and emerge from this musical journey with hope, courage and grace to “Recreate” a grateful day together.

You can let me know you are coming via FB: https://fb.me/e/nPa70LcWq

Or email me to let me know you're coming at: [email protected]

Eric H. F. Law

 

 

Gracious Welcoming Speech for Holiday Gatherings

Worrying about family members and friends at Thanksgiving when politics and hot issues come up?  Try this welcome speech I have written for you:

“Welcome to our home.  I am so thankful for you, my family and friends, who have so much in common and yet are so very diverse and different.  We want our home to be a gracious place where everyone can be who he or she is.  Living in an increasingly divided and polarized world, we often avoid sharing who we are and our beliefs during holiday gatherings fearing that we might cause conflict or trouble.  But if we don’t share these things about ourselves, we will be further alienated from each other.  Having honest conversations is not about winning an argument. It is about achieving understanding without having to agree with each other.  So, when difficult topics come up, and they will, I invite you to practice these guidelines:   Don't tell them they are wrong; ask them what value led them there. Don't say, "Yeah, but, what about…?”; say "Huh, interesting, tell me more . . ." Don't ask how they could ever believe something; ask when that belief first started for them.  Don't interrupt people; let people finish their thought.    Don't try to assume you know their motives; ask about their goals and hopes.  Don't blame them for your anger or frustration; explain your frustration and take responsibility for it by using an "I" statement. Can we agree on this?  Now go and have great conversations and happy Thanksgiving."

This will feel strange and unnatural, but remember you are the host and you set the ground rules in your home. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law, DD

Founder and Innovator

Kaleidoscope Institute

for diverse and sustainable communities

p.s. check out the latest music album "Better Angels" by Eric H. F. Law at: https://erichflaw.hearnow.com/