Interactive presentations for businesses, congregations, classes, or
groups.
Climate,
Migration, and Religion
Over the next generation climate change will force millions to
relocate. The world’s religions can lead the way and intentionally
welcome displaced persons, successfully integrating them and their
religions and cultures into existing social structures. The success
of such an unprecedented humanitarian effort will require a
universal commitment to spiritual maturity and reconciling millennia
of violent history. Failure to accept responsibility for this
migration will result in famine and political chaos. Participants
will learn what individuals, religious organizations, and civic
communities can do as we prepare to “welcome the stranger.”
Read a Kansas City STAR article on climate change and national security issues.
Introduction to
Interfaith Dialogue
This class can be presented at a “100” level or in a more advanced
format. Subjects include: a definition of interfaith dialogue, the
surprising religious diversity of Kansas City, why interfaith
dialogue is so urgently needed. Participants will learn basic
terminology, be warned of potential “pitfalls,” and be equipped with
four popular “next steps” for congregations, businesses,
organizations, or neighborhoods.
Voluntary
Simplicity
Every religious system teaches voluntary simplicity as a spiritual
discipline. Participants will be invited to explore how they can
embrace voluntary simplicity and thus grow in awareness of the
Sacred in the world and in their lives. We will also look at how our
culture frustrates the individual’s efforts to “live simply so that
others may simply live.”
Personal Faith
Development
How is it that a person grows in their appreciation of the Sacred
and discovers their place in the world? Building on the research of
James W. Fowler in “Stages of Faith,” we will examine the personal
journey of religious exploration and the influence of the
family-of-origin, peers, and one’s culture. Participants will be
equipped with a new way to experience their own spiritual journey
and to encourage others in their searching and questioning.