tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post8277512548107581184..comments2024-03-22T03:10:08.766-05:00Comments on The Good Raised Up: Interest group at 2007 Gathering?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-88456294381239369242007-04-23T17:31:00.000-05:002007-04-23T17:31:00.000-05:00Hey, Martin--I agree with everything you've shared...Hey, Martin--<BR/><BR/>I agree with everything you've shared here, and I too remember the sense of the Spirit covering us at the 2006 interest group. <BR/><BR/>Even as Robin and I test the idea/prompt for an interest group for 2007, I feel a sense of hope that we will simply help start the conversation and perhaps the Opportunity to fall into worship will again visit us. <BR/><BR/>And I make it a personal practice when I put together a workshop or presentation to "give it over"--to <I>"let it go sometime before the actual event."</I><BR/><BR/>Another thing I will have to do is to let go of what happened last year--it's unlikely to be repeated! But I do hope that the intergenerational aspect of the online conversation can again "make the jump" into the face-to-face world of the Gathering again, to some extent, even if a certain key player--you!--won't be in attendance.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the support, now and in the future.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>LizLiz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-57472236268876494572007-04-23T16:26:00.000-05:002007-04-23T16:26:00.000-05:00Hi Liz,Well I think you and Robin both know my the...Hi Liz,<BR/>Well I think you and Robin both know my theory of workshop/interest group framing and naming, which is to focus on the people you'd like to see come and on the spirit you'd like them to arrive with. Despite all the self-identification to the contrary, much of liberal Quakerism is very programmed. The most radical think you can do at FGC is to hijack part of that programming to set the stage for free gospel ministry. The most wonderful experiences happen when the agenda lifts and the group enters that state of gathered worship--that's the prize, imho. Plan and think all you want but then let it go sometime before the actual event. <BR/><BR/>I suspect 20-somethings will be largely absent again (a big shame but I did more than my part trying to break down those ghetto walls, sigh...). What we did last year was pretty cool: Liz, Robin and I got in touch with key Friends who had gone to the youth-focused interest group and spread the message that we were all to meet afterwards for a impromptu hour of more talk. I think the only way to break down the ghettos is to take advantage of unprogrammed time like that. Good luck, God bless, and let us know how it shapes up. Y'all have my number if you want to toss some ideas by me!<BR/>Martin @ <A HREF="http://www.quakerranter.org" REL="nofollow">Quaker Ranter</A>Martin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999620933648327663noreply@blogger.com