A group in Muskegon is beginning their thinking around the book using a process of “gut, what, so what, now what.” This model of reflection encourages personal connection and reaction (gut), understanding (what), analysis, evaluation, and connection to other ideas (so what), and synthesis and action (now what).
In a quiet Zeeland neighborhood, Second Reformed Church has adopted “Speaking of Faith” as their annual theme. On various Sunday mornings, people are gathering around tables with butcher block paper and crayons to consider one question at a time. Over the year, they will ponder possibility, ownership, dissent, gifts, and commitment with these compelling questions:
- What crossroads are you facing at this time?
- What stories have power in your life?
- What doubts and reservations do you have? What have you said yes to that you no longer mean?
- What gift do you hold in exile?
- What promise are you willing to make that constitutes a major shift?
Of course, such questions apply to all elements of our lives: personal, spiritual, physical, and vocational. They apply to all the groups we are part of: families, neighborhoods, organizations, church communities, and workplaces.
Questions are more powerful than answers. Collective change occurs when diverse groups engage one another and know that others are doing the same. Please join us on Thursday, October 21 at 7:30 a.m. We will meet at Good Samaritan Ministries, 513 E. 8th Street. Coffee will be provided.
