MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022
10:15AM -12:30 pm Mountain Time
fIRST uNIVERSALIST cHURCH OF dENVER
4101 e hAMPDEN aVE. dENVER, co 80222
$20 (usd) BEFORE oCTOBER 11 | $30 (usd) AFTER oCT. 11
Our public lives have grown increasingly divided and uncivil. When people disagree, conversations seem to degenerate into name calling, profanity, and outright lies. With election season upon us, the tribalism is accelerating. The divisiveness has infected our faith communities, our neighborhoods, and our political considerations. Many spiritual leaders are urging us to participate in a healing process by engaging each other in dialogue. Pope Francis is inviting us now to come together and talk through our differences with kindness, honesty, and respect.
If we are concerned by the incivility today we must ask ourselves: Is it possible to carry on good conversations among people with whom I disagree? What am I willing to do? What do I need to change in my own life? How can I influence the community environment to be more respectful?
We will explore together a trustworthy foundation on which to build, consider some of the stumbling blocks to healthy dialogue, identify tools and ground rules for our own conversations, and examine how in fact we can be a healing voice for the common good.
Facilitators
Chigbo Nzoiwu is a final year student in the D.U. School of Social Work. He brings experience in individual and group therapeutic work, mentoring, social advocacy, team building and organization.
Vie Thorgren is the director of Restoring Connections. She is an educator and spiritual director with extensive experience giving workshops and retreats focusing on discernment, conflict transformation, and ethical dialogue.
Registration
Register online by clicking the button below, or register by sending a check to
Restoring Connections, PO Box 102168, Denver, CO, 80250
If you are in need of a scholarship, email Vie at vie@restoringconnections.org