Adult Education
We are currently offering two adult workshops which are held every other Sunday Morning. On the Sundays that the workshops are held, after briefly meeting together, the congregation divides and the attendees select a workshop in which to participate. The workshops are "Compassionate Communication" and "Spirit of Life" which are described below.
Compassionate Communication
Compassionate Communication is a process developed by Marshall Rosenberg and others which people use to communicate with greater compassion and clarity. It focuses on two things:
- honest self-expression - exposing what matters to oneself in a way that's likely to inspire compassion in others
- and empathy - listening with deep compassion
Formal Compassionate Communication self-expression includes four elements:
- observations (distinguished from interpretations/evaluations)
- feelings (emotions separate from thoughts)
- needs (deep motives)
- and requests (clear, present, doable and without demand)
Spirit of Life
The Spirit of Life program belongs to the
Tapestry of Faith curriculum series for adults. As a whole and in each of its individual programs, the Tapestry of Faith series weaves Unitarian Universalist values, principles, and sources together with four strands of religious growth:
- faith development
- spiritual development
- ethical development
- and Unitarian Universalist identity
Additionally
Adults gather periodically in groups for activities such as Sunday morning coffee table chats, book discussion groups, Small Group Ministry, and spontaniously formed discussion groups covering any subject of interest.
