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  Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 06:30 PM · 1 rsvp

  "7 Prompts" Facilitator Training - SWPOC

  

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  “7 PROMPTS” FACILITATOR TRAINING - Standing with People of Color

  REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE FOR THIS WORKSHOP 24 HOURS BEFORE THE WORKSHOP - at 6:30 pm EASTERN on May 29th. 

  Once registration has closed, sign up here to indicate your interest in a future offering, or contact us at [email protected]. 

  This training will take place twice in the summer of 2024: 

  • Thursday, May 30, 2024 – 6:30-8:30 pm Eastern / 3:30-5:30 pm Pacific
  • Saturday, July 27th, 2024 – 2:00-4:00 pm Eastern / 10:00 am-1:00 pm Pacific

  RSVP below for the Thursday, May 30 training. 

  OR

  RSVP using this link for the Saturday, July 27th training. 

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  The Church of the Brethren Standing With People of Color Study/Action Committee is asking the entire Church of the Brethren to engage in crucial Christian conversations in various settings in the next year, using 7 discussion prompts around the theme of standing with people of color and working for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI).

  We hope the church will share together around the family table, in Sunday School or other congregational settings, in districts, and in other Brethren agencies and venues. 

  Our team developed the prompts along with the “BELOVED” model of conversations, to help the church engage in urgent and heartfelt conversation in a way that builds up our Beloved Community.

  Designed to take place in small groups, each of these prompts moves the conversations from the participants' own history onward to discussions of justice and racism. The design of these prompts invites participants to look within themselves and reflect on their own experiences and perspectives.  It is our prayer that these conversations, across the denomination, can help foster broad engagement and create a path toward faithful and passionate Brethren involvement in racism and racial justice in our times. 

  The Standing with People of Color Committee is planning these training sessions to help prepare individuals to be able to facilitate groups in these conversations in their own congregation, district, family, or other setting. Present for these sessions will be people who have led these discussions in other settings. 

  What to expect: 

  • Introduce the 7 prompts (and experience the first two prompts). 
  • Introduce the BELOVED conversation model. 
  • Explore ways to use these prompts in different settings. 
  • Hot tips for facilitators.

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  Crucial Christian Conversations: Standing with People of Color 

  A central part of our invitation to the church is to participate in conversations using seven discussion prompts.  We are asking the entire Church of the Brethren to engage in conversations in various settings in the next year, using the questions below. We hope the church will share together around the family table, in Sunday School or other congregational settings, in districts, and in other Brethren agencies and venues.

  

  Please print and use the linked handout which includes the 7 prompts as well as BELOVED conversation guidelines here.

  Discussion Prompts 

  1. Share your family’s origin story. Go back as many generations as you know and start there. Briefly share some of your family history/tree up to your current family.
  2. Share a compelling memory of when you became aware of cultural, racial, or color differences.
  3. Share the message Jesus has for you or us about justice and racism. What does Jesus want you to hear or see? What does Jesus call you or us to do next?
  4. If you listen to Jesus’ call, what spiritual healing or personal growth might you have to do?
  5. If you are a white/dominant culture Brethren, how can you support/stand with people of color (POC)? If you are a POC, what does it mean for you to stand with other people of color?
  6. Imagine if things were different and there were more racial justice. What do you envision?
  7. What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve that goal?

  Contact us at [email protected] with any questions. 

  REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE FOR THIS WORKSHOP 24 HOURS BEFORE THE WORKSHOP -- at 6:30 pm EASTERN on May 29th.  

  Once registration has closed, sign up here to indicate your interest in a future offering, or contact us at [email protected].

  RSVP →

  Saturday, June 01, 2024 at 05:00 AM through July 01, 2024

  Racery

  3000 Miles for Peace 2024

  Join us in a peer-to-peer fundraiser to support the work of On Earth Peace. Throughout the month of June, the OEP community will collectively walk, run, dance, swim, shoot hoops, anything! to accumulate miles towards our goal. In April and May, the fundraising phase of the event begins. Money raised through the 3000 Miles for Peace event will go towards the 2024 budget and to the Paul Zeigler Young Peacemaker Fund endowment.

  This year as On Earth Peace celebrates its 50th Anniversary, we are excited to once again hold a 3000 Miles for Peace event.  The event is hosted through a platform called Racery.  To join the event, follow this link- https://onearthpeace.racery.com/r/3000-miles-for-peace/.  There you are invited to join the 3000 Miles for Peace event and offered a dashboard that includes a fundraising link to share with your friends and family and a link to invite others to join.  There is a $25 registration fee ($11 covers the platform services, $14 goes directly to On Earth Peace).  Coupons for complementary registration are available by contacting Marie at [email protected].

  
  

  In June, we will be able to track our collective progress to reaching our 3000 miles goal.  The virtual route connects On Earth Peace staff- Darlene in New Windsor, MD, Marie in Trumansburg, NY, and Matt in Portland, OR for 3000 miles. 

  We look forward to this event that connects all of the OEP community!  Thank you for your efforts to fundraise on our behalf and have fun as you consider the activities you will participate in throughout June!

  In 2013, the initial 3000 Miles for Peace campaign got people moving in honor of Paul Ziegler, a young peacebuilder who died tragically on his bicycle in a highway accident in September 2012.  Paul had planned to ride his bike 3000 miles across the continent in the summer of 2015 as a witness for peace, gathering fellow riders along the way and raising funds for building peace. On Earth Peace worked with Paul's family to plan the initial 3000 Miles for Peace campaign in Paul's honor.   Inspired by his life and his planned epic ride, over 1,500 people took part in more than 50 local events which included biking, walking, canoeing, hiking, running, as well as dribbling soccer balls, rocking chairs and lifting weights.  It was clear that whatever activity they chose, people saw their participation in the campaign as an expression of their belief in the importance of peace in our world.  In 2016, On Earth Peace launched our internship program funded in part by the Paul Zeigler Young Peacemaker Fund. 

  Thank you to our sponsors for this event:

  • McPherson College
  • LaVerne Church of the Brethren Games & Goodies Group
  • On Earth Peace Intern Alumni
  • Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBTQ Interests
  • On Earth Peace Board of Directors

  To learn more about sponsoring On Earth Peace's 50th Anniversary events, contact Marie at [email protected].

  

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