To speak out of our hearts, to listen lovingly and well, to grow in grace–those are the goals of a facilitated conversation. These facilitated conversations happen in the sacred space co-created by facilitators, participants, and the Holy Spirit. Our Conflict Transformation Ministers use a relational covenant to facilitate safe(r), sacred spaces for holy conversations. The main… Continue Reading→
Analog Conflict
“We are living in an upside-down world. Our wild, strong bodies are sedentary. Intimacy is down, and passivity and isolation are up. Our weak, needy hearts are lonely. We are anxious, tired, overwhelmed, and addicted to technologies we don’t fully understand, yet our culture has little to say about something we all feel. We are… Continue Reading→
Lean Not on Your Own Understanding
Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 The Apostle Paul is writing to followers of Jesus Christ in the Greek town of Philippi. Apparently two Christian sisters, Euodia and Syntyche, had been quarreling. Paul first requests that Euodia and Syntyche “be of the… Continue Reading→