Weaving a Wider Welcome - an FGC virtual workshop
FGC Spiritual Deeping Library has many events throughout the year. This Fall, Melissa Preast will be co-facilitating an e-retreat with Jaya Kersemyer Bone on the topic of welcoming people into our Meetings.
Welcoming is not the work of one or two people at the door. It takes a whole meeting to create a culture that is ready to attentively and joyfully bring newcomers into the fold of the community. This Weaving a Wider Welcome topic offers you an opportunity to explore best practices for bringing newcomers into the life of the meeting, with special emphasis on welcoming people of color, families with young children, and LGBTQIA folks.
To sign up use the link below to the FGC website, spiritual deepening library Weaving a Wider Welcome event.
eRetreat Schedule and Weekly Themes:
Weekly Theme | Module Begins | Community Building Call Date |
Introductions | October 10 | |
Week 1: The Needs of Newcomers | October 10 | October 17 |
Week 2: Undoing Assumptions | October 17 | October 24 |
skip week of October 31 | ||
Week 3: Getting Messy | October 24 | November 7 |
Week 4: Be a People Transformed | November 7 | November 14 |