Weekly Sessions Overview
Week 1 – July 8
The Interior Journey: Why Looking Inward is a Radical Act
We’ll begin by reflecting on the spiritual life not as retreat, but as resistance. This session explores the role of contemplation, self-examination, and healing as the foundation for effective social change.
Week 2 – July 15
Unlearning Empire: Disrupting False Discipleship
How has Christianity been shaped by power and colonialism? This session explores how the inner journey helps us name and dismantle the false gods of whiteness, patriarchy, and nationalism in our faith practice.
Week 3 – July 22
When the Spirit Speaks: Listening as a Transformative Practice
We’ll explore prayer and discernment not as private rituals, but as tools for collective liberation,tuning our hearts to God’s voice in the cries of the oppressed and the needs of our communities.
Week 4 – July 29
Embodied Discipleship: Living Outward with Conviction and Care
What does it look like to integrate justice work with a grounded spiritual life? This week centers the call to be the hands and feet of Christ in public, consistent, and sustainable ways.
Week 5 – August 5
A New Imagination: Forming Communities of Sacred Action
In our final session, we will talk about what we have learned and we’ll reimagine what it means to be the church, not an institution upholding empire, but a Spirit-filled movement committed to compassion, truth, and transformation. There will be a focus on the digital faith spaces that have emerged for such a time as this as well as faith spaces doing subversive action to deal with current crisis in the U.S.
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