The Gathering: Bloom Where You are Planted
With keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred, Jodi Spargur will be leading a workshop at this conference on Friday afternoon. Check it out.
Cultivate: Church Planting Conference
Jodi will be speaking at the Cultivate: Church Planting Conference May 2-4. That talk is titled: “Humble Innovations: Beyond Fixing, Kintsugi Lessons for the Broken Church”. You can attend in person or virtually. The keynote is Dr. Stefan Paas, and the conference is filled with practical academics of all sorts. Check it out.
Walking Together In A Good Way
Located in or near Vernon, BC? If you want to continue the conversation of Indigenous & settler relationships, how to love your neighbours well, and how we deal with our past and future in practical ways come join us on April 26th for a Kairos Blanket Exercise and on April 27th for some great conversation.
With some great local speakers coming, this is bound to be a powerful weekend.
More info at bit.ly/FBCSyilx
(re)Conciliation: finding paths for healing and justice
An Online Workshop with Gilchrist Coaching and Adventures
Do you feel stuck in figuring out next steps on the (re)conciliation journey between the church and Indigenous neighbours? Afraid of taking a wrong step have you frozen? What does it mean to be a responder rather than an initiator on the journey toward right relationship? Come and explore the invitations that have been extended to the church and how we might be shaped by Shalom in our journey toward the greater flourishing of all.
Prison Solidarity for Incarcerated Indigenous Women
Training event - Vancouver
Location: First Nazarene Church
Kairos Blanket Exercise
During this workshop, participants step on blankets representing the land and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. They are guided by trained facilitators who work from a script that covers pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization, resistance and much more. Participants read scrolls and respond to cues in the script. The KBE concludes with a debriefing, conducted as a talking circle, during which participants discuss the learning experience, process their feelings, ask questions, share insights, and deepen their understanding.
Kairos Blanket Exercise - Tapestry Church Mundy Park
During this 2 to 3-hour workshop, participants step on blankets representing the land and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. They are guided by trained facilitators, including Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, who work from a script that covers pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization, resistance and much more. Participants read scrolls and respond to cues in the script. The KBE concludes with a debriefing, conducted as a talking circle, during which participants discuss the learning experience, process their feelings, ask questions, share insights, and deepen their understanding.
(Public Event) Learning Event: September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30th at noon Pacific Time join in a one hour webinar where you can hear stories, connect with others, learn and reflect on this day set aside for learning, remembering and finding a new way forward.
We are delighted to announce that this event will be co-facilitated by Jodi Spargur and Michelle Casavant.
CBWC Learning Event for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Not a Public Event)
For Canadian Baptist Executive Team and Pastors a one hour learning event on this new National Holiday. Held on Zoom
Learning Series Tenth Church: Faith & Truth and Reconciliation
A evening panel discussion hosted by Tenth Church, with Cheryl Bear, Jodi Spargur, Rainbow Choi, and Michael McDonald.
Mino-Maawanji'itiwag Regina SK
An opportunity for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People to gather together “in a good way.”
Walk the Talk: Rally for Bill C-262
Join Indigenous People’s Choice award winner Cheryl Bear and others, as we rally support for Indigenous Human Rights. This event is InterFaith and will include representatives from many faith traditions who will explain their commitment to this Bill.
Set the Captives Free
Hear from Indigenous women who have suffered under incarceration. We will guild our capacity to work toward justice for those most impacted.
She Matters Edmonton
Join us in Edmonton for a week focussing on Justice for Women as a path for reconciliation.
A Rocha/Church at Southpoint Blanket Exercise
Join us for a walk through history. The Blanket Exercise is a teaching tool to share the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
For more info watch this.
Contact Jodi with questions at jodi@redclover.ca
Regina Charting a Path for (re)Conciliation
Participate in workshops by local Indigenous leaders about the landscape of healing and reconciliation in Regina.
Walk the Talk: The Indigenous Human Rights Bill Teach-in
Join us for a walk through history. The Blanket Exercise is a teaching tool to share the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Kairos Blanket Exercise
Join us for a walk through history. The Blanket Exercise is a teaching tool to share the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.