"... seeing diversity as proof of new life can become a powerful tool for our emotional journey. [This] change in perspective can be so powerful that it could bring as much comfort as suddenly recognizing a street when we're lost in an unknown place." Doug Avilesbernal wrote this in his book: Welcoming Community. He is the current Executive Minister of Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches, which is an faith organization that began with making the vision of diversity as proof of new life a reality.
"Everyone was invited to build the table, set the table, decide the menu, and share in the meal." Marcia Patton, the founding Executive Minister of Evergreen explained, from her book, Intentionally Inclusive, the process of creating truly inclusive community using the table analogy, "Everyone stayed around for the clean-up and planned for the next meal. Everyone was represented at the vision table; . . . all were expected to give their voice. As a result, we built ownership into the process.
Join us on August 5 to learn from Doug and Marcia: how Marcia nurture the birth of a radically inclusive organization and how Doug continued this journey as the next generation leader.
Our prayers and meditation will be provided by Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros, who is a Tejana, Chicana, and Mujerista writer from San Antonio, Texas. She is the 2019 recipient of the Rubem Alves Award in Theopoetics and has a chapbook of poetry titled, Becoming Coztototl, published by FlowerSong Books in McAllen, TX. Carolina is the poetry co-editor of the Journal of Latina Critical Feminism and is a proud member of Santa Fe Episcopal Church.
At our workshop that day, you will learn method called Kaleidoscope Text Sharing to build inclusive community around a common text, such as a poem, a mission statement, key documents of a nation, or the Bible.
Register at: https://www.kscopeinstitute.org/summer-institute-2020
Check out the other amazing spiritual leaders of our time (Greg Boyle, Michael Curry, Alexia Salvatierra, Lily Yeh and more) who will be sharing at the Summer Institute. You can register for one day or for the whole 9 days or anything in between. If you are a student, you can register for the whole event for just $40. So spread the word about this amazing event.
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