Want to Talk? Communication Tools for Divided Times
8-Week Series
Tuesdays, April 23, 2024 to June 11, 2024
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Just Faith Social Justice Ministry at Holy Family invites you to join us in an 8-week Just Faith Ministries program “Want to Talk? Communication Tools for Divided Times”
Whether you find yourself navigating a heated disagreement with a spouse, interrupting racism in the office, facilitating political tension in our church, or working for systemic change around any justice issue, Want to Talk? Communication Tools for Divided Times will guide you in deepening your relationships while staying true to your values.
The program will run Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:30 pm, beginning April 23, 2024, through June 11, 2024, at Holy Family.
To register or for additional information, please contact Andrea Melanson at 860-614-8280 or ammelanson@aol.com or Karen Herbert at kherbertct@comcast.net.
PROGRAM GOALS
Want to Talk? Communication Tools for Divided Times will guide you in deepening your relationships while staying true to your values. This program draws on nonviolent communication, civil dialogue and grassroots organizing, providing practical tools for navigating the political polarization of our time, as well as tough conversations with our loved ones.
This program seeks to help participants:
Learn how Jesus navigated systemic injustice, political unrest and interpersonal conflict in order to discern how we might respond to similar situations today
Learn communication tools for seeking justice in the issue about which you are most passionate
Learn to navigate disagreement in a healthier way – whether in personal relationships or when working for systemic change
Strengthen communication skills for assisting divided congregations, organizations, and communities in moving from “us and them” to a greater sense of shared vision.
Sessions include:
Prayer and Reflection
Discussion and Reading
Faith Integration
Videos and Group Activities
Spiritual Practice
Guest Speaker
Books
Compassion Book
Thom Bond
Crucial Conversations, Third Edition
Grenny, Patterson, McMillan, Switzler and Gregory
“This program has been very reviving: Is it difficult? Yes! Is it practical? Yes! Do we need to live it in our global community? Absolutely! Our children and World are hunger for a Wisdom for Life in the midst of all the divisions of our time. Let’s make our World a better place for people, as God created us to be!” - Fr. Joe Graffis, Participant