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Register for Upcoming
Trainings & Webinars
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Widening the Circle through RE Covenanted Leader Lab Small Groups
3 groups to choose from, each running September-January 2022 Join us in a covenanted leader lab group designed for collegial support with a goal of deepening your own understanding of ARAOMC work and how to utilize the de-centering whiteness material in our Soul Matters RE packets. In these monthly gatherings, we will have a personal check in, reflect on the previous month efforts, share our successes, strategize around challenges and ask questions of each other. We will also work collectively to implement the WTC resources for the upcoming month’s packet.
the groups will meet monthly and run for 1.5 hours. *In respect for the covenanted nature of the group, these meetings will not be recorded. LEADERSHIP: The groups will be facilitated by our Widening the Circle Team - April Rosario, Christina Strong, Adrienne Summerlot. Learn more about them HERE. GROUP OPTIONS: We are offering three different monthly meeting groups to choose form, with all of them running for four months, September-January 2022. Space is limited to 10 participants in each group. If spots fill up, we hope to offer a late fall and winter webinar, open to all, in which the WTC team will share insights and learnings from the groups' experience. We will also run another round of these 4-month covenant groups starting in February and will prioritize those who weren't able to get into this fall/winter cycle. Here are the details of the three groups we are offering now: Early Risers Group - 4th Mondays (Sept 27, Oct 25, Nov 22, Dec 20*, Jan 24) Monday- 10am-11:30am ET/ 09:00am-10:30am CT Mid Day Group - 3rd Wednesdays (Sept 22*, Oct 20 , Nov 17, Dec 15, Jan 19) Wednesday- 1pm-2:30pm ET/ 12-1:30pm CT/ 11-12:30pm MT/ 10:00am -11:30am PT Evening Group - 3rd Thursdays (Sept 23*, Oct 21, Nov 18, Dec 16, Jan 20) Thursday- 8pm-9:30pm ET/ 7:00-8:30pm CT / 6:00-7:30pm MT/ 5-6:30pm PT COST: $150 per participant We see this as a congregational investment in decentering whiteness work. So we are asking congregations to assume the responsibility for the registration fee as a congregational expense. In other words, we are asking church boards or staff leadership to find ways to cover this expense without placing that responsibility solely on the RE staff budget or the limited professional expenses of RE leaders. We hope congregations support this goal and will have the needed leadership conversations to achieve and support this. REGISTER TODAY! Click on the option of your choice below to register and reserve your spot. Space is limited to 10 per group, so sign up soon. |
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Advanced Facilitator Training - Taste of Soul (1 hour & 45 minutes)
This unique advanced training invites you to experience the Soul Matters small group model first hand. Our Team Lead, Rev. Scott Tayler, leads and models the session. The first 30 minutes will focus on some training tips about facilitation in general as well as guidance about how to run a "Taste of Soul" in your congregation. The last hour to hour and 15 minutes is experiential and run like an actual Soul Matters meeting, allowing you to watch as Rev. Tayler models the facilitation of our two-round sharing process.
Highly recommended that you first take our New Facilitator Training but it's not required. COST: $10 DATE & TIME: Will soon be scheduled for sometime in late September. |
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Getting Your Group Off the Ground
This single-session, 1 1/2 hour training covers everything you need to know about getting groups off the ground, including covenant formation, start-up meetings, teaching the Soul Matters discernment practices, advertising, etc. If you don't have the time to take the full 3-month, lecture-based advance training, this is great way to get the tools to help you kick off your group in the most impactful way.
COST: $10 DATE & TIME: Will soon be scheduled for sometime in late September. |
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Advanced Facilitator Training - 3 Month Lecture Based (Last Mondays)
This 3-session advanced facilitator training covers the three core stages of group development:
It is highly recommended that participants take our single-session New Facilitator Training prior to this training. COST: $60 total per participant. DATES: The last Monday of each month, from September to November (Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29) TIME: 7:30-9pm eastern time Register by clicking on the buttons below. |
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Advanced Facilitator Training - 5 Month Experiential Based
This 5-session, once-a-month training uses an experiential approach, with each monthly meeting run as a small group that follows the packet for the upcoming month. Our Team Lead, Rev. Scott Tayler, facilitates each group meeting. This allows participants to experience a “dry run” of the session they will be leading the following month. It is an entirely different way of approaching training. Instead of being told how to facilitate, group members learn through participation and watching Rev. Tayler model facilitation. Along the way, Rev. Tayler will pause to point out tips and group process. After each 2 hour session, facilitators can stay on the call for an optional and more personalized troubleshooting and tips session with Rev. Tayler. This is a chance for facilitators to receive monthly support for the particular challenges they are wrestling with in the groups they run in their home congregations. In addition to training, this approach provides participants with personal spiritual nourishment as they bond and share with fellow facilitators from around the country.
It is highly recommended that participants take our single-session New Facilitator Training prior to this training. Our two Fall groups are now full, but we're glad to add a third group if there is interest. That group would meet monthly from September to January at a time convenient to those interested. To let us know you are interested, email Rev. Scott at scott@soulmatterssharingcircle.com |
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Adapting Our Model
There are many reasons you might want to adapt our Soul Matters small group model:
COST: $10 DATES & TIME: Two options to choose from. One is on October 12 at 1pm eastern and the other on October 12 7pm eastern. Register by clicking on the buttons below. |
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Recordings of Past Webinars
A number of our past webinars are available, many of them free. Topics include: new subscriber orientation, adapting our small group model, social media tools, crossing paths, vibrant music on small budgets, leading meditation with children and an intro to our Starting Point newcomers program.
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