Conversations About/Across Differences Group

The Conversations About/Across Differences Group can assist you or your church IF:

• You have a deep longing to be understood by someone with a very different view of critical issues in your congregation or presbytery;

• You have tried in the past and it blew up in your face;

• You feel like you had to defend yourself  instead of both parties trying to seek understanding of the other;

• Your congregation avoids all conversations about anything with which members strongly disagree and you know this is unhealthy;

• You wish you had some good skills for such conversations and could grow from participating in them.

Contacts: Anita Cummings:  anitac77@juno.com;  Bruce Brooks:  bruceabrooks@yahoo.com ;Sue Brooks:  Suebrooks@brookscomputersinc.com or Sandy Griswold:  sandygriswold@earthlink.net.

Resources

The following resources are available:

• Bulletin Insert: "The Delicate Dance of Dialogue"

• Bulletin Insert: "Mindfulness"

• Bulletin Insert: "Life Forces Change"

• Bulletin Insert: "Principles for Decision-making"

• Bulletin Insert: "Family of Origin"

• Bulletin Insert: "In Disagreement?  Need a Mental "Altitude"