Workshop 4: The Verdant Springs: Reformation Part of Faith like a River In This Section Introduction From Faith Like a River Religious reform can never be all at once, but gradually, step by step. If they offer something better, I will gladly learn. — Francis David This... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Faith Like a River Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Francis David 20 Activity 2: Time Line of Reformation 20 Activity 3: Interplay of Theolo... Spiritual Preparation From Faith Like a River Reflect on a time of theological or institutional change in your congregation, perhaps when a new governance model was put in place, or a change in... Welcoming and Entering From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Name tags and markers Workshop 1, Leader Resource 1, Schedule Template... Opening From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Optional: Decorative cloth Preparation for... Activity 1: Francis David From Faith Like a River Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A copy of the story "Francis David - Guilty of Innovation" Leader Resource... Activity 2: Time Line of Reformation From Faith Like a River Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 2, Reformation Workshop 1, Handout 2, Time Line of UU Hist... Activity 3: Interplay of Theology and Institution From Faith Like a River Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 3, Theology and Institution Preparation for Activity Print... Activity 4: The Transcendentalists From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 4, The Transcendentalists Preparation for Activity Print out Leader Resource 4, The... Activity 5: Reform in Our Own Time From Faith Like a River Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 2, Reformation Preparation for Activity From Leader Resour... Closing From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Optional: Faith in Action fro... Leader Reflection and Planning From Faith Like a River After the workshop, co-leaders should talk together to evaluate this workshop and plan future workshops. Use these questions to guide your shared... Faith In Action: Involvement in the Wider Movement From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Information on your UUA District or region and the UUA headquarters Computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Explor... Alternate Activity 1: Ralph Waldo Emerson - The Divinity School Address From Faith Like a River Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Divinity School Address Leader Resource 5, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Portrait Optional: Computer ... Alternate Activity 2: Theodore Parker - The Transient and Permanent in Christianity From Faith Like a River Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, The Transient and Permanent in Christianity Leader Resource 6, Theodore Parker, Portrait... Taking It Home From Faith Like a River Religious reform can never be all at once, but gradually, step by step. If they offer something better, I will gladly learn.... Francis David: Guilty of Innovation Gail Forsyth-Vail, Gail Tittle, Matthew Tittle From Faith Like a River Originally published in Harvest the Power: Developing Lay Leadership, a Tapestry of Faith program by Matt Tittle, Gail Tittle, and Gail Forsyth-Vail... Handout 1: Divinity School Address From Faith Like a River Excerpts from a Divinity School Address given by Ralph Waldo Emerson to the Senior Class in Divinity College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sunday evening,... Handout 2: The Transient and Permanent in Christianity From Faith Like a River Excerpts from Theodore Parker's sermon, "The Transient and Permanent in Christianity," delivered at the Ordination of Rev. Charles C. Shackford in the... Leader Resource 1: Francis David, Portrait From Faith Like a River From the Unitarian Universalist Association archives. Leader Resource 2: Reformation From Faith Like a River Ever since there have been faith communities, there have also been reform movements, efforts focused on the spiritual renewal of the members of the... Leader Resource 3: Theology and Institution From Faith Like a River Reform comes in many ways, both inadvertent and intentional, and affects many areas of congregational life.... Leader Resource 4: The Transcendentalists From Faith Like a River Our age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchres of the fathers. It writes biographies, histories, and criticism. The foregoing generations beheld God... Leader Resource 5: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Portrait From Faith Like a River From the Unitarian Universalist Association archives. Leader Resource 6: Theodore Parker, Portrait From Faith Like a River From the Unitarian Universalist Association archives. 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