Journey Toward Racial Healing
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undefinedCommunity Agreements:
Look Well to the
Growing Edge
Howard Thurman
“
All around us worlds are dying and new worlds are being
born; all around us life is dying and life is being born.
The fruit ripens on the tree, the roots are silently at work in
the darkness of the earth against a time when there shall be
new lives, fresh blossoms, green fruit. Such is the growing
edge! It is the extra breath from the exhausted lung, the one
more thing to try when all else has failed, the upward reach
of life when weariness closes in upon all endeavor. This is
the basis of hope in moments of despair, the incentive to
carry on when times are out of joint and men have lost their
reason, the source of confidence when worlds crash and
dreams whiten into ash. The birth of a child — life’s most
dramatic answer to death — this is the growing edge
incarnate. Look well to the growing edge!”
The work of Dismantling Structural Racism is as much an inward journey as
it is the external commitment we make to live into our goals as Matthew 25
congregations and Presbytery. I firmly believe with Dr. Ken Hardy that this
transformation begins with the work of seeing and being; examining our
hearts and minds to identify and let go of what does not serve the cause of
personal and collective freedom and
embracing
the new thing God is doing in
and through us. It is with this task in mind that I invite you to join me in a
five-month study and conversation using the journal/workbook, “
What Lies
Between Us, Fostering First Steps Toward Racial Healing.”
We will meet twice a month starting
on
February 10
th
to do some deep work
on our own and together to examine our racial experiences, beliefs, and ideas.
We will be looking closely at America’s racial history and its impact on the
people we are and the country we live in today. We will be doing this through
a faith lens that will include scripture, meditation, and prayer. We have
much to learn, much to share, and much to let go of so we can be free to do
God’s wi
ll more fully than we do now
.
Syllabus
What Lies Between Us
is designed as a 10-unit workshop in fostering the first steps
toward racial healing with an emphasis on individual and group practice. This
study provides participants with an opportunity to learn about the racial history of
the United States and its impact on the personal and collective racial dynamics
inside and outside of the church. Participants will develop competence by
developing working definitions of individual and systemic racism and creating
action plans for personal transformation and systemic change.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion participants will have
demonstrated:
(1) competence in listening to the stories of others with humility, empathy, and mother
love
(2) evolving capacities for introspection and self-awareness
(3) an understanding of how the theology of the Church and its historical development
have played a role in supporting systemic injustice
Syllabus
(continued)
Study FORMAT
: The class meets twice monthly
via ZOOM
for 1.5 hours (2
nd
and 4
th
Wednesdays 4:00 PM-5:30 PM PST)
This study is intended to be engaging and primarily focused on thinking, writing,
discussion and practice. There is regular homework to assist in the process of
reflecting on, wrestling with, and internalizing the content
This class is for ordained and non-ordained persons in the church and community
who want to gain skills in the practice of racial healing
GOAL:
Participants will begin to engage in racial healing for personal
transformation through practices that include scriptural interpretation, prayer,
reflection, and sacred conversation
CHECK WEBPAGE To Download FULL SYLLABUS
Saying yes to a process of
transformation (Reflect, Rethink,
Reach)
Individual and group processes
Go slow
: pray, think, feel, revisit,
remember, think, and feel again
Signups for opening and closing
prayers:
Form to Signup
Homework
Read and work through pages
25-38
Blog post topic:
My hopes for
this study
Session 1
February 10, 2021
“Why”
The Pyramid of Truth
Common Language and Terms
Respectful Communication and
Mutual Invitation
Homework
Watch episode 1 of
“Race: The
Power of an Illusion”
Work through pages 39-46
Blog post topic:
An “Aha!”
moment from the video
Session 2
February 24, 2021
“Believe Differently”
Next Session…
On 2
nd
and 4
th
Wednesdays of the
month from 4:00-5:30pm
February 10 and 24
March 10 and 24
April 14 and
28
May
12
and
26
June 9 and
23
For more information, Full Syllabus and
for the Blog,
please visit:
https://www.presbyteryofsf.org/what-
lies-between-us-book-study/
The journey towards racial healing is an inward exploration of personal and collective freedom, rooted in understanding America's racial history and its impact. Through deep study and reflection, participants engage in transformative work to dismantle structural racism and embrace God's call for unity and understanding.
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Community Agreements: Participate with all of your selves What is learned here, leaves here Expect and accept non-closure When we disagree, we get curious Vulnerability and dissonance are seeds of transformation When we agree, we get curious Do your own work
All around us worlds are dying and new worlds are being born; all around us life is dying and life is being born. The fruit ripens on the tree, the roots are silently at work in the darkness of the earth against a time when there shall be new lives, fresh blossoms, green fruit. Such is the growing edge! It is the extra breath from the exhausted lung, the one more thing to try when all else has failed, the upward reach of life when weariness closes in upon all endeavor. This is the basis of hope in moments of despair, the incentive to carry on when times are out of joint and men have lost their reason, the source of confidence when worlds crash and dreams whiten into ash. The birth of a child life s most dramatic answer to death this is the growing edge incarnate. Look well to the growing edge! Look Well to the Growing Edge Howard Thurman
The work of Dismantling Structural Racism is as much an inward journey as it is the external commitment we make to live into our goals as Matthew 25 congregations and Presbytery. I firmly believe with Dr. Ken Hardy that this transformation begins with the work of seeing and being; examining our hearts and minds to identify and let go of what does not serve the cause of personal and collective freedom and embracing the new thing God is doing in and through us. It is with this task in mind that I invite you to join me in a five-month study and conversation using the journal/workbook, What Lies Between Us, Fostering First Steps Toward Racial Healing.
We will meet twice a month starting on February 10thto do some deep work on our own and together to examine our racial experiences, beliefs, and ideas. We will be looking closely at America s racial history and its impact on the people we are and the country we live in today. We will be doing this through a faith lens that will include scripture, meditation, and prayer. We have much to learn, much to share, and much to let go of so we can be free to do God s will more fully than we do now.
Syllabus What Lies Between Us is designed as a 10-unit workshop in fostering the first steps toward racial healing with an emphasis on individual and group practice. This study provides participants with an opportunity to learn about the racial history of the United States and its impact on the personal and collective racial dynamics inside and outside of the church. Participants will develop competence by developing working definitions of individual and systemic racism and creating action plans for personal transformation and systemic change. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion participants will have demonstrated: (1) competence in listening to the stories of others with humility, empathy, and mother love (2) evolving capacities for introspection and self-awareness (3) an understanding of how the theology of the Church and its historical development have played a role in supporting systemic injustice
Syllabus (continued) Study FORMAT: The class meets twice monthly via ZOOM for 1.5 hours (2ndand 4th Wednesdays 4:00 PM-5:30 PM PST) This study is intended to be engaging and primarily focused on thinking, writing, discussion and practice. There is regular homework to assist in the process of reflecting on, wrestling with, and internalizing the content This class is for ordained and non-ordained persons in the church and community who want to gain skills in the practice of racial healing GOAL: Participants will begin to engage in racial healing for personal transformation through practices that include scriptural interpretation, prayer, reflection, and sacred conversation CHECK WEBPAGE To Download FULL SYLLABUS
Saying yes to a process of transformation (Reflect, Rethink, Reach) Individual and group processes Go slow: pray, think, feel, revisit, remember, think, and feel again Signups for opening and closing prayers: Form to Signup Session 1 February 10, 2021 Why Homework Read and work through pages 25-38 Blog post topic: My hopes for this study
The Pyramid of Truth Common Language and Terms Respectful Communication and Mutual Invitation Next Session Session 2 February 24, 2021 Believe Differently Homework Watch episode 1 of Race: The Power of an Illusion Work through pages 39-46 Blog post topic: An Aha! moment from the video
On 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 4:00-5:30pm February 10 and 24 March 10 and 24 April 14 and 28 May 12 and 26 June 9 and 23 For more information, Full Syllabus and for the Blog, please visit: https://www.presbyteryofsf.org/what- lies-between-us-book-study/
