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Welcome to Good News! Sharing Your UU Faith through Storytelling

Welcome to Good News! Sharing Your UU Faith through Storytelling. Gail Forsyth-Vail, UUA Adult Programs Director Rev. Kristin Maier, Skinner House Author Rev. Erik Resley , Lead Organizer, the Sanctuaries Jessica York, UUA Faith Development Director. In this workshop, you will.

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Welcome to Good News! Sharing Your UU Faith through Storytelling

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  1. Welcome toGood News!Sharing Your UU Faiththrough Storytelling • Gail Forsyth-Vail, UUA Adult Programs Director • Rev. Kristin Maier, Skinner House Author • Rev. Erik Resley, Lead Organizer, the Sanctuaries • Jessica York, UUA Faith Development Director

  2. In this workshop, you will • Learn how and why personal stories are an exceptionally good way to tell people about Unitarian Universalism • Reflect on your own UU stories • Try on what it will feel like to share those stories with others in real life

  3. Think about your shimmering moment... • Where were you? • What happened? • How were youchanged?

  4. WriteONE WORDabout yourexperience... and Another Word... and Another Word...

  5. Story and the Human Brain

  6. Story and the Human Spirit

  7. Your shimmering moment Your powerful story

  8. With a partner... • One person tells their story. (5 min.) • The other person responds. (2 min.) • What did you find moving or compellingin the story? • What did you appreciate about the story? 3. Switch roles.

  9. Taking your story out into the world.

  10. Why it really matters.

  11. How to do it well.

  12. How to do it well. Invite stories.

  13. How to do it well. Honor experience.

  14. How to do it well. Celebrate connection.

  15. Activity: So, what is Unitarian Universalism?

  16. Go out and share stories! You can do it.

  17. Do we want a closing slide? • What shoud it say? • WaterFire? • story buttons • other follow up (resources handouts?)

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