Creativity Matters

Congregational Subscriptions
The Vision
Our Creativity Matters packets and groups help members engage our monthly themes and explore spiritual growth through creative expression. It's all about allowing our intuition and imagination to guide us, not just our logic and reflective minds. Think of it as making room for your right brain to dance with your left brain. 
Participants
Creativity Matters groups are designed for everyone - no experience or artistic skill required. Just bring a playful and adventurous attitude. 😊
Our Content Consultant
Elizabeth McKoy guides the development of our packets. She has been a Theatre and Visual Teaching Artist, Creativity Coach, Arts Curriculum Trainer, Professional Theatre Director and non-profit Arts leader for over 25 years, and a UU since her kids were little.  
The Model & Key Components

Project-Based Packets: Like our other small group curriculum, Creativity Matters packets are built around our monthly themes. What makes these packets unique is that each contains creative exercises for group members to work on prior to their group meeting. The packets also contain inspirational material and reflection questions to get your creative juices flowing. ​

The project options include such things as: collage, storytelling, scrapbooking, sketching, photography, creative writing, watercolor painting, fabric arts, sculpture, movement, music, and more. Again, all projects are designed for everyone - no technical expertise or honed artistic skill required! 
         
Group Meetings for Sharing & Reflection:  We suggest group members meet monthly to share the projects and insights that emerged from the exercise/project they picked.  We encourage you to use our Soul Matters deep and disciplined listening practices to guide the sharing about what insights arise from the projects.

A Creative Journal to Companion You: Another strongly encouraged component is the use of a creative journal. Each monthly packet contains journaling prompts and suggestions for capturing stories, images, ideas and feelings that come up. 

Facilitator Guides:​ Along with a monthly project packet for participants, we also give you a facilitator guide each month that provides your facilitators with tips, openings, creative warm ups and in-group activities.

More Training and Support for Facilitators:
Facilitators can watch our recorded online facilitator training  on our Recorded Webinars Page.  We also host 3 facilitator check in and support calls during the year, in October, January & April. Facilitators might also consider joining the online Creativity Matters group run by one of our Soul Matters team. See our Online Groups Page for more info about these groups.
Cost
The annual subscription is 140 ($14/month)
We offer a discounted subscription of $110 for small congregations with under 150 members.

Check Out a Free Sample
Click HERE to download a sample packet. ​

Watch Our Recent Creativity Matters Orientation Webinar
Click HERE 
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​You can also join a Creativity Matters group run by Soul Matters!

We know that some congregations can't always pull together critical mass to run a group. And some UUs don't live close to a UU congregation. So we offer a monthly online Creativity Matters group that anyone can join.

Creativity Matters facilitators often also join to get a better sense of how the groups work and to strengthen their skills as they experience Rev. Tayler facilitating the group.

To learn more and sign up to participate, visit our Online Groups Page.
  For more information contact Susan: susan@soulmatterssharingcircle.com.                           Soul Matters Sharing Circle LLC