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The Power and Practice of Faith-Rooted Organizing

May 17, 2022 by @acortes

Lisa will co-lead this course with author Alexia Salvatierra of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World. Alexia is a long time activist and professor who has been recognized internationally for her work in creating lasting movements that have changed communities across the world.

She joins us to help you create yours.

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Course Preview: Faith Rooted Organizing

This is a preview to the Faith Rooted Organizing Course. Lisa will co-lead this course with author Alexia Salvatierra of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World. Alexia is a long time activist and professor who has been recognized internationally for her work in creating lasting movements that have changed communities across the world. UPDATE 7/9/22: 50% Discount available through this weekend! Register here: https://freedomroad.us/downloads/the-power-and-practice-of-faith-rooted-organizing/

Posted by Lisa Sharon Harper on Friday, July 8, 2022

What others are saying

“The instructors words were impactful as it is known that they were sharing their hearts and experiences.”

“Much gratitude to you both!!! This class was one of the highlights of my summer.”

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Curriculum Overview

Faith-Rooted Organizing draws from the roots of our traditions to help faith communities engage the larger movement for justice in our world. In this workshop, Lisa Sharon Harper and Alexia Salvatierra will equip participants to analyze their community, strategize, build collaborative networks, and take action inspired by their faith!

Session Structure

  • Each session is approximately 90 mins
  • 60 mins lecture
  • 20 mins small groups
  • 10 mins Q/A

SESSION 1

Landscape and Definition

Alexia/Lisa
  • Upstream Allegory (Lisa)
  • Options for social transformation (Alexia)
  • Who are potential partners (Alexia/Lisa)

SESSION 2

Building your team within your org

Alexia
  • Permission to talk with people in your org.
  • Doing 1:1s to get a sense of who you are and where you are with regard to social transformation.

SESSION 3

Equipping your team

Lisa/Alexia
  • Reflection/action process 
  • Core Lie: Analyzing your reality
  • Dreaming Process (Alexia) – Analyzing the lens of scripture
  • Example of NY Faith & Justice

SESSION 4

Community Analysis

Alexia/Lisa
  • Your team will change, because you will pull people into your team.
  • Assignment from week before: Community Walk and Internet Walk
  • 1:1s with neighbors and then leaders
  • Paradigm Shift / Thresholds (Lisa)

SESSION 5

Core Principle: The Call To Move From FOR To WITH

Lisa/Alexia
  • How to center the marginalized
  • Power-sharing etc.

SESSION 6

Faith-Rooted Strategies

Alexia/Lisa
  • What are the unique gifts we bring?
  • Serpent power/Dove power
  • Ground war (Alexia) / Air war (Lisa)

SESSION 7

Developing Leaders

Lisa/Alexia
  • Tension between developing new/young leaders and winning (Alexia)
  • Fishing (rhythm between challenging and affirming) (Alexia)
  • Story Design (homework the week before will be to write your epitaph) (Lisa)

SESSION 8

How to build healing communities

Alexia
  • Base Christian Communities/Hush Harbors
  • Body of Christ
  • Role of the Holy Spirit and Joy

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