UUSM - Covenant Groups/Small Group Ministry - Format
Covenant Groups/Small Group Ministry - Format
 An
Opening Reading...
...from a Unitarian Universalist source (our hymn book contains enough material
to sustain a covenant group for many, many months).
A Check-In...
...period during which each person is asked to briefly state his or her answer
to a question such as, What's on your mind today? What do you need to leave
behind for a couple of hours in order to be fully present here?
A Time for the Focus or Purpose...
...of the meeting. The topic or activity can be whatever the group prefers,
so long as it is consistent with our Purposes and Principles and the mission
of the sponsoring congregation. The focus should be more on sharing than on
debating.
The Closing Check-Out
The facilitator asks each person for a word or phrase that says something
about how she or he is feeling as the meeting draws to an end.
A Closing Reading
Again, it should be from a standard Unitarian Universalist source.
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