During our “Speaking the Truth in Love” series, we talked about the importance of sharing our feelings rather than our thoughts (or judgments) when speaking our truth. It is sometimes difficult to figure out the two, however! This Feelings List from the Bay Area Nonviolent Communication chapter can be very helpful with that. You can find out more about their work at www.baynvc.org. The List is used with permission.
This reflection was given by Patrick Baggett, a high school freshman, during our annual Youth Sunday. When I think of where I find God in my life, I usually think of two different feelings I have that define God for me. One of those is when I am completely at peace. I usually find this…
You can find an audio and video recording of this meditation here. Luke 6:17-26 Blessed are you who are poor, hungry, sad and rejected. Woe to you who are rich, satiated, happy and popular. You’ll get yours. Boom. That’s the Gospel for today in a nutshell, right? Is this text really telling us that we’re…
By FMCSF Youth Group Note: Our church’s youth group rewrote the Gospel stories for each Sunday of Lent and then presented them as children’s stories during worship. Second Sunday of Lent, Feb. 25 Mark 10:17-31, (Jesus and the rich guy) Narrator 1: Last week we heard a story about Jesus’ first sermon, where he talked…
Our “Back to the Basics” series this year is “Speaking the Truth in Love.” During our Education Hours, we are focussing on building skill and capacity for having difficult conversations. This first Education Hour delves into the skill of “Leading with Presence.” I heard of some difficulties people were having with the content of this…
By Outreach Committee FMCSF CORE VALUES and PRACTICES in italics. Can be found on our website here. 2018 OUTREACH COMMITTEE MENNOFESTO (STRATEGIES & TACTICS) Found below each of the core values and practices. First Mennonite Church of San Francisco strongly identifies with its rich Anabaptist heritage, believing that we are here to help bring about the realm…
Much of this content comes from a course on “Mindful Communication” taught by Oren Jay Safer. Much of it will be in his book, Say What You Mean, which will be released in December.Intro: Don’t try to internalize all this information — you can’t all at once. Take the one piece that really makes sense…