Anne Topping

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Outline: Session 1 (up to coffee – 11.00). Input: Some ideas: Facing In : - Self. - Those with whom we immediately work. Facing Out: - Recognising Potential.
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: - 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 • 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, but the result of their own conscientização. Paulo Freire

Facing In - Self

Accompanying notes . . . Anthony DeMello Awareness – Eagle Story

The question is, 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 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.

Cognitive:

Emotional:

Think Documentary

On other’s terms

Book, Play, Debate

Unconditional Relaxed

Spiritual: Awe, Stillness

Keep in balance

Creative: Sing, Sculpt

Wonder

Arrange Flowers

Awareness

Make a meal Physical: Walk, Dance Jenny Mosely Quality Circle Time

Massage, Sport

Accompanying notes . . . 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 Accompanying Accompanying 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

Accompanying notes . . . 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 ability to simultaneously express and extend what you value. Michael Fullan

Accompanying notes . . . 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 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

Accompanying notes . . . 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. 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

Accompanying notes . . . 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.

http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/

Pink Chaddi Campaign The Consortium of pubgoing, forward and loose women

Accompanying notes . . . 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 to walk, pray, talk, doodle, write. Reflect from the input or use the leaflet. Respect one another's space and right to choose.

Facing In Facing Out Empower

Empower Sharing a conversation together. A process

Accompanying notes . . .

Health Warning If 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, 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 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

Facing In Facing Out Empower Anne Topping

Accompanying notes . . . Books behind . . . The Methodist Hymn Book 767

Charles Wesley

The Bible Awareness

NRSV 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