Beloved Conversations: Within
Beloved Conversations: Within is back for another term of deep learning, racial justice, and spiritual transformation!
Registration for all of our Fall Term Within programs is now open and will continue through August 31st, 2023! You can learn more about all of our programs, including structure, pricing, and schedule, as well as register for the Fall Term on our website: www.meadville.edu/beloved
We structure our Within programs into two different racially caucused courses, in recognition of the different spiritual needs and learning goals of people with different experiences of race and racism in our world:
- Gathering Our Selves I and Gathering Our Selves II are our programs designed by and for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC+), with a focus on deepening our understanding of our own racial identity development, the communities we are grounded in, and our connections to others who share similar experiences, as well as access spiritual sustenance, communal well being, and joy for our journey.
- Un/Learning for Liberation is our program for white people, with a focus on building and strengthening the spiritual skills needed to live our anti-racist values, build authentic relationships of authenticity and accountability with other white people and with our siblings of color, better understand our own racial identities and histories, and eradicate white supremacy culture in ourselves, our communities, and our systems.
Both courses will include:
- Six, bi-weekly, online Lessons, done at your own pace, using videos, music, and readings, accompanied by reflection prompts and suggested conversations with a Critical Friend chosen by the participants;
- Six bi-weekly small group conversations in a Learning Pod;
- And three larger, monthly, facilitated Meaning-Making Sessions on Zoom.
Both of our programs run two full terms of unique programming, so if you have already taken one term, join us again for a whole new experience of ongoing learning and deepening!
Within does not require you to sign up as part of a larger congregation or community, although we invite you to recruit others to join you in the learning.
Given the additional challenges of leading anti-racism work in congregations and communities, religious professionals will be sorted into religious professional-only Learning Pods for small group work and connection.
Scholarships are available by emailing us at belovedconversations@meadville.edu
Learn more and register through August 31st at www.meadville.edu/beloved