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Webinars & Trainings 

New Subscriber Orientation
Watch a recording of one of our orientation webinars for new subscribers. For leaders and new subscribers who are unable to attend one of our live orientation webinars. While this recording is a useful resource, we encourage all new subscribers and leaders to also attend one of the live orientations offered three times a year. New content is also added and the in-person webinars provide a chance to ask questions and explore issues related to your unique environments.
Advanced Facilitator Training - 3-Month Lecture Based  (4th Mondays)
Starting in January!
This 3-session advanced training covers the three core stages of group development:

  • Getting Groups Off the Ground (covenant formation, start-up meetings, teaching the Soul Matters discernment practices, advertising, etc.)
  • Ensuring Good Group Practice (facilitation tips, handling challenging group dynamics, check-in & check-out strategies, introduction scripts, etc.) 
  • Adapting and Enhancing The Group Experience (strategies for adapting & expanding our model)

Participants meet for an hour and a half, once a month for three months. Soul Matters founder, Rev. Scott Tayler, leads the sessions in a lecture-oriented style, with room for questions.
It is highly recommended that participants take our single-session New Facilitator Training prior to this training.
​COST: $60 total per participant.
​DATES: Every 4th Monday from January to March  (Jan. 25,  Feb. 22, March 22)
​TIME: 7:30-9pm eastern time
Advanced Facilitator Training - 5-Month Experiential Based (4th Thursdays)
This group is full. 
If there is interest we will add a second group. If you are interested in this possible added gouger  email Rev. Scott Tayler at scott@soulmatterssharingcircle.com​ 
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.
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​COST: $100 total per participant.
​DATES: Every 4th Thursday from January to May  (Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 25, April 22, May 27)
​TIME: 7-9pm eastern time​
GROUP LIMIT: 7 participants
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.
  For more information contact Susan: susan@soulmatterssharingcircle.com.                           Soul Matters Sharing Circle LLC