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Facing In Facing Out

Empower

Anne Topping

Outline:

Session 1 (up to coffee – 11.00)

Input: Some ideas:

Facing In :

- Self

- Those with whom we immediately work

Facing Out:Facing Out:

- Recognising Potential

- Transference

Activity: Self/With others

Coffee : 11.00 – 11.30

Session 2 11.30 – 12.30

Facing Out : in conversation

Aim:

To share some ideas on empowerment

Purposes: To:

• explore empowering self and others

• consider empowerment from elsewhere• consider empowerment from elsewhere

• do some transference

• think outside the box

• have some fun

Accompanying notes . . .

The deal . . .

I cannot say be empowered. I cannot say wake up.

I cannot tell you to do or become anything.

What I can do is to take my responsibility, to say my bit.

And then its your responsibility to take what you will.

If today is not your day to wake up don’t worry it’s a beautiful day

and there will be another one. Another time. Another opportunity.

The conviction of the

oppressed that they must

fight for their liberation is

not a gift bestowed by the

revolutionary leadership, revolutionary leadership,

but the result of their own

conscientização.

Paulo Freire

Facing In - Self


Anthony DeMello Awareness – Eagle Story

The question is,

how many of us are eagles how many of us are eagles

behaving like chickens?

When it is in balance human

growth proceeds in all directions:

it looks like an expanding sphere

rather than a straight line.

Piero Ferrucci

Accompanying notes in brief . . .

Possible first step towards empowering self:

Learn to love yourself

One key aspect your self esteem

(Self Esteem : the inner picture you hold of yourself)

Strong self esteem : capacity to ‘spring’ back when knocked

Poor self esteem : takes a long time to remould after a knockPoor self esteem : takes a long time to remould after a knock

Stop the negative internal voice – as soon as it starts

Count your blessings .

Learn “No-one is coming to save you” Nathaniel Brandon.

You have to do some things yourself.

Do not wait like Rapunsel.

Keep in

balance

Cognitive:

Think

Documentary

Book, Play, Debate

Emotional:

On other’s

terms

Unconditional

Relaxed

Spiritual:

Awe, StillnessCreative:

Awe, Stillness

Wonder

Awareness

Physical:

Walk, Dance

Massage, Sport

Sing, Sculpt

Arrange Flowers

Make a meal

Jenny Mosely

Quality Circle Time


And where is God in all this?

Well I suspect that depends where you think you will find God.

If you think God is inside, within, “the treasure is in the field and the

field is you” (Gerald Hughes).

Or if you seek to find God outside, outwith.

Or if you seek to find God both within and with out.

“For we are being transformed from one degree of Glory to another

as though reflected in a mirror”

2 Cor 3 v17 - 18

Facing In - Others

Qualities of AccompanyingAccompanying Maxine Green and Christian Chandu

Empathy

Sympathy

Tolerance

Respect for viewpoint of accompanied

Being grounded or being centred

Personal space

Understanding

Wisdom

Active listening

Concentration

Grace

The first duty of love is to listen.Paul Johannes Tillich

Facing Out –

Reflecting in


How can we gain empowerment from facing out?

Story of being approached by an American visitor at the inner city

school in which I worked. Being asked how long have you worked

here? Three years. It’s time for you to move on. If you don’t move

out you will lose touch with reality, with alternatives ways of being.

Staying here becomes the norm – the same being within the church.

When we stay inside, facing in, we become immured to what is

reality. We need alternative perspectives. We need to look out and

see what might be helpful to reflect in.

But note the genius of change . . .

Change

The genesis of change arises

from the dynamic tension of

vision and enquiry – the vision and enquiry – the

ability to simultaneously

express and extend what you

value.

Michael Fullan


What’s out there?

Well last Friday I received a letter from Waitrose …. Let’s put aside

why I was receiving a letter from Waitrose

This was a letter directly to me offering me the opportunity to

participate in product development – they don’t need my help on

product development, they have teams of highly qualified people

doing this, they don’t me to say I think the next time it should be pink

because they have already researched and the next colour will be because they have already researched and the next colour will be

turquiose.

No this is an activity of ancouraging ‘belonging’, being a part of

something, owning.

And in the back of my mind is the question when did the Methodist

Church last send me a letter directly, by name? Locally/ Connexional?

What does the example of this letter have to say to us?

Lean (Toyota Cars)

Fit: makes organisation fit for purpose

Flexible: enables processes to react quickly


Toyota lean – process for manufacturing shiny cars – what has this

got to offer to your work, our work? The Church? Methodism?

You’ll be glad I’m not going to go through the whole lot just one

aspect . One key concept – waste or muda.

I’m going to list these out for you and whilst I do perhaps you might

like to consider what transference there is to your situation . . .

What could this process/practice offer in terms of empowerment?

7(+1) Wastes

Waiting: for information, services or products, for an

activity to start.

Over-processing: more activity than is required or more

products than required.

Motion/Transportation: People & things having to move

whilst undertaking activities.

Rework: Correction, re-do.Rework: Correction, re-do.

Processing Waste: things that just don’t

need to be done.

Inventory: stacking or queuing people,

Information or materials.

+1: Talent: misusing people’s skills &

destroying their enthusiasm


And finally on Women’s hour as I was driving here an article about

the Pink Chaddi movement – The Consortium of pub-going, loose

and forward women.

Pink Chaddi Campaign

The Consortium of pubgoing,

forward and loose women

http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/


Hear the story of how the Pink Chaddi campaign came about.

Now asking for people to send in 1minute videos of what they are

doing in terms of Indian Culture.

What is empowering for us from this?

What might be transferable?

Up until coffee at 11.00 . . .

Activity:

Facing in – self

Facing in – others

Facing out – transferring in

Choose toChoose to

walk, pray, talk, doodle, write.

Reflect from the input or use the leaflet.

Respect

one another's space and right to choose.


Empower

Empower

Sharing

a conversation

together.together.

A process


Health WarningIf you’re going to try ‘at home’…Sharing conversation.

The process which was undertaken during the hour on the day

was not the only bit of preparation process that should be

noted. The whole group had spent two days together, working

individually and in small groups. The morning session on the day, individually and in small groups. The morning session on the day,

both the nature of the presentation and the content, will have

also contributed to the ethos, necessary safely and atmosphere

of the whole group. The required elements for successful group

conversation were not accidental.

It requires a safe space, safe people, rapport, the right energy,

appropriate time and pace, capacity to know, ‘hold’ and support

the group process. Prayer. Being present. Whole group

willingness to be open to the presence and work of the holy

spirit.

Holy Conversations

People explore their differences and their

perceptions. People risk saying what they

believe to be important. The talk is full of

stories, memories and hopes – the kind of

conversation that strengthens and transforms

people.

But conversation cannot be predicted or But conversation cannot be predicted or

controlled.

Conversation is holy because, at its best it is

about a people’s understanding of their

identity as a faith community, their sense of

purpose, and their relationship with God.

Holy Conversations Gil Rendle Alice Mann


Empower

Anne Topping


Books behind . . .

The Methodist Hymn Book 767 Charles Wesley

The Bible NRSV

Awareness Anthony De Mello

Lean for Practitioners Mark Eaton

New Educational meaning of Change Michael Fullan

Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paulo Friere

Creating a sense of Urgency Jim Knotter

What we might be Pierre Ferruci

Accompanying Maxine Green /Christian Chandu

When I go to work I feel Guilty Jenny Mosely

God of Surprises Gerald Hughes

Star in my Heart Joyce Rupp

Holy Conversations Alice Mann & Gil Rendle

Thank you

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