{"id":1805,"date":"2015-06-01T20:44:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T01:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/?page_id=1805"},"modified":"2015-07-22T21:50:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T02:50:11","slug":"guidelines-for-organizing-interfaith-meetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/interfaith-dialogue\/principles-and-guidelines-for-interfaith-dialogue\/guidelines-for-organizing-interfaith-meetings","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines for organizing interfaith meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Provide appropriate and comfortable meeting space for the group.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange space to allow for democratic participation; be aware of the access needs and dietary restrictions of faith group members.<\/li>\n<li>Arrive in advance of participants so hospitality is ready and available when participants begin to arrive.<\/li>\n<li>Have sufficient supplies and copies of materials available for participants in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Allow adequate time for introductions and use nametags until members are known to the leaders and each other.<\/li>\n<li>Commit to beginning and ending sessions on time.<\/li>\n<li>Build the community. Include opening and closing exercises that help participants to get to know the other members of the group.<\/li>\n<li>Create a climate that supports prayer and reflection. Use the prayers and rituals of various traditions to support learning. Allow time and space for silence as well as for speaking.<\/li>\n<li>Remind participants that dialogue is as much (perhaps more) about listening as it is about speaking. Practice listening skills with the group if necessary. Insist that put-downs of people or their feelings are unacceptable.<\/li>\n<li>Plan for a diversity of learning styles using a variety of media, print, visuals, discussion, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Seek a balance in participation. Watch for individuals or groups who dominate, as well as those who are silent. Encourage everyone, but also give everyone the right to pass in any discussion.<\/li>\n<li>Make it clear that no member of the group will be forced to share more than he\/she feels comfortable to reveal.<\/li>\n<li>Enlist the whole group in taking responsibility for making the experience work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Excerpted from <b>Interfaith Peacemaking Curriculum<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/abrahamicfaithspeacemaking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/For-One-Great-Peace-Study-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/abrahamicfaithspeacemaking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/For-One-Great-Peace-Study-Guide.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published by <b>Abrahamic Faiths Peacemaking Initiative<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/abrahamicfaithspeacemaking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/abrahamicfaithspeacemaking.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reprinted with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Provide appropriate and comfortable meeting space for the group. Arrange space to allow for democratic participation; be aware of the access needs and dietary restrictions of faith group members. Arrive in advance of participants so hospitality is ready and available when participants begin to arrive. Have sufficient supplies and copies of materials available for participants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1793,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-interfaith-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1806,"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1805\/revisions\/1806"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}