Rostered Ministers Gathering

The Rev. Jennifer Shimota

Centered in Jesus’ prayer for our unity, this workshop will explore the idea that humility and curiosity together are effective tools in building bridges across differences in ministry. Because knowing and being known are the center of discipleship, we will spend time exploring some circumstances when people learned to build community with others with whom they had a hard time working. After some humorous storytelling about lessons learned, attendees will have an opportunity to share common workplace and ministry conflicts. Then, as a group, we will practice recognizing when the outlined strategies might be helpful. We will practice coming up with questions that could shed light on something we didn’t know about the person, project or conflict. Once we develop the questions, we can envision how our curiosity and the answers it brings can reduce conflict and foster unity.

1 hour