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Building Beloved Community:
Social Change as Religious Vocation
and
Who Are Our Neighbors?
Two workshop events hosted by First Unitarian Church in Albuquerque, NM
January 24-25, 2014
Registration is now closed for this event.
Building skills for intercultural communication and community is key to living into the power and potential of our faith. Who Are Our Neighbors introduces participants to a developmental model of engaging with difference and culture. Based on the Developmental Model for Intercultural Sensitivity, it recognizes that each of us has varying degrees of exposure, familiarity, and comfort with differences. Differences can create challenges that can either invigorate or divide a church or community. We cannot benefit from the fullness of each person’s humanity or build the beloved community we yearn for unless we can see and appreciate the differences among us.
Download the schedule (PDF): {docs}2014-beloved-community-schedule{/docs}
Both events are open to laity and religious professionals, high school age and up. Registration is now closed.
Contact: For registration questions, contact Suzanne Fey-Gaiser at registrar@mdduua.org or (720) 515-2146. For Program questions, contact Rev. Deborah Holder at dholder@uua.org or (303) 625-3979.
Social Change as Religious Vocation: The Fruits of the Radical Spirit
Friday, January 24, 2014, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Check in begins at 8:30 a.m.
As religious/spiritual people, we are called to engaged in social transformation in ways that restore community and build right relationships among us all. Deeply rooted in our Unitarian Universalist faith tradition, the religious vision of Beloved Community is bold, transformational, and desperately needed in our dangerously polarized country.
This is a single day event setting the context for Who Are Our Neighbors? Facilitated by the Rev. Deborah Holder, Minister of Beloved Community Formation for the Pacific Western Region of the UUA.
Download the flyer here (PDF): {docs}social-change-as-religious-vocation-flyer{/docs}
Registration is now CLOSED
Deadline: January 17, 2014
(Note – separate registrations are required for these two events. See below for Who Are Our Neighbors.)
Cost: $35 per person. Includes materials and lunch.
Discounted registration when attending both events.
Who Are Our Neighbors?
Friday, January 24, 2014, 7 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, January 25, 2014, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Building skills for intercultural communication and community is key to living into the power and potential of our faith. Who Are Our Neighbors? introduces participants to a developmental model of engaging with difference and culture. Based on the Developmental Model for Intercultural Sensitivity, it recognizes that each of us has varying degrees of exposure, familiarity, and comfort with differences. Differences can create challenges that can either invigorate or divide a church or community. We cannot benefit from the fullness of each person’s humanity or build the beloved community we yearn for unless we can see and appreciate the differences among us.
Faciltated by Rev. Lois Van Leer, minister in Woodinville, WA, & Chad Beyer, Managing Partner of InclusionWorks.
Participants in Who Are Our Neighbors are asked to take the 30-minute online Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Access and additional details will be provided upon paid registration. Participation in the IDI usually costs at least $95 and is offered at no additional cost during the training.
Download the flyer here (PDF): {docs}who-are-our-neighbors-flyer{/docs}
Registration is now CLOSED
Deadline: January 17, 2014
(Note – separate registrations are required for these two events. See above for Social Change as Religious Vocation.)
Cost: $70 per person. Includes lunch, program materials, and Intercultural Development Inventory.
Discounted registration when attending both events.
Refund Policy: All cancellations prior to the registration deadline will be subject to a $15.00 processing fee. Cancellations after the deadline or no-shows forfeit entire registration fee, except in cases of hardship. Please request refunds in writing to registrar@mdduua.org.
Lodging
Generously discounted 2 bedroom suites (up to 4 per suite @ $74) in close proximity to the church are available Thursday-Sunday at Best Western Plus Executive Suites. Rate includes full cooked to order breakfast. Make your reservation directly with the hotel (505.830.0900) by January 17 and mention “MDD” for discounted rate. If you need transportation between the hotel and church, note your request when you register.