CORE CLASSES
WINTER/SPRING 2012 CORE CLASSES
RECEPTION FOR SERVANT LEADERSHIP STUDENTS: TWO GATHERINGS
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 from 5:30–6:30 p.m. or
Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Come to learn about the principles and practices of the Servant Leadership School of Greensboro, and to hear about our basic curriculum, Winter/Spring courses, retreats and other learning opportunities. This is a great opportunity for continuing students to reconnect and for interested students to learn about our certification program. Registration forms will be available.
Location: The Café, 211 West Fisher Avenue
Led by: The Rev. Timothy Patterson and Ruth D. Anderson, Ph.D.
COMMUNION: PRAYER AND THE PRACTICE OF PRESENCE
(Prerequisite: Servant Leadership 1)
Tuesdays from 6:30–8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. beginning January 17 or 19 for 6 weeks. Register for both Communion and Compassion (total of 12 weeks) at the same time to receive a discount.
In this course, we explore spiritual practices which will help us to deepen our experience of communion with God, to be more “present” in our daily living and, thus, to become increasingly transparent to the Divine Presence. The central emphasis of the course will be on establishing and/or deepening our own daily spiritual practice, particularly using Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault, and drawing support and strength from the class as a community of practice.
Location: Broome Hall, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Led by: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
“The content and quality of our lives is determined by how we respond to the ordinary, and this depends on whether or not we have taken the time to nourish our inner life.” Elizabeth O’Connor
MONEY: FROM CULTURAL ADDICTION TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
(Prerequisite: Servant Leadership 1)
Tuesdays from 6:30–8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 10 a.m.—12 p.m.
beginning January 17 or 19 for 6 weeks. Register for both Money and Power (total of 12 weeks) at the same time to receive a discount.
In this Core class, we will examine our relationship with money and how our patterns of earning, spending, and giving away money offer an intriguing insight into our minds, hearts and acts of service. With the use of Lynne Twist’s book, The Soul of Money: Reclaiming the Wealth of our Inner Resources, and other resources, we will work with cultural messages of scarcity and guilt around money and then look at what would happen in our lives as we shift towards experiences of sufficiency, freedom and purpose in relationship to our resources. We will explore money in the context of our call and the dream of God for our lives.
Location: The Cafe, 211 West Fisher Avenue
Led by: Ruth D. Anderson, Ph.D.
COMPASSION: AWAKENING THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE HEART
(Prerequisite: Servant Leadership 1)
Tuesdays from 6:30–8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. beginning February 28 or March 1 for 6 weeks. Register for both Communion and Compassion (total of 12 weeks) at the same time to receive a discount.
Compassion is at the very heart of the teaching of Jesus. Compassion flows abundantly in our own lives when our hearts are awakened to the presence of God. Recent scientific research supports pre-modern religious traditions in understanding that the human heart is much more than just a “pump” but is, rather, a center of profound emotional/spiritual intelligence and the instrument by which we may bring our lives into alignment with Divine energy, love and compassion. Drawing upon research by the HeartMath Institute and classic teachings and practices of the Christian wisdom tradition, this class will support students in an experiential process of awakening the intelligence of our own hearts that we may increasingly serve as instruments of God’s compassion in the world.
Location: Broome Hall, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Led by: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
“…through our love we can help others to discover their own intrinsic value; we can reveal to them their beauty and their uniqueness.” –Jean Vanier, Becoming Human
POWER REDEFINED: THE PRACTICE OF A THIRD WAY
(Prerequisite: Servant Leadership 1)
Tuesdays from 6:30–8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. beginning February 28 or March 1 for 6 weeks
This class will take participants on a journey beyond our culture’s emphasis on a dominating kind of power (“power over”) towards a relational power based on “power with”, connectedness and our essential trust in God. We will explore new alternatives based on service to God’s dream for a transformed world using material from David Korten’s The Great Turning and other writings. This course offers both dynamic readings and an opportunity for practical application through the use of Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication.
Location: The Cafe, 211 West Fisher Avenue
Led by: Ruth D. Anderson, Ph.D.
“The power for authentic leadership is found not in external arrangements, but in the human heart.” Parker Palmer
