INSPIRING UNITY Final Report of Pilot Evaluation 2016-17 A course developed by the Ignatian Spirituality Centre Glasgow and the Craighead Institute of Life and Faith on behalf of ‘In Wi’ the Mix’ with participants from North Motherwell Churches Together pilot hosted by St. Bernadette’s Parish, Motherwell ISC Glasgow “We must make ourselves open to their stories, which may profoundly conflict with ours. We must even, at times, be ready to hear of their pain, humiliation and resentment and discover that their image of us is anything but our image of ourselves. We must let our world be enlarged by the presence of others who think, act and interpret reality in ways radically different from our own”
(observation/self report) worship, theological exploration etc Greater awareness of common values across traditions (and even faiths) Can name specific values they have realised to be shared during the course (course exercises) Explicit use of materials from other traditions Materials in use/activities use illustrations prayers from traditions Improved access to spiritual resources Specific resources identified as helpful (self report/interview) Participants feel strengthened in their spiritual life (notebooks, self report) Can name practices./resources from the course they still draw upon Improved access to resources to tackle sectarian attitudes and behaviours Participants have tools that help them to engage in dialogue/challenge sectarianism Wider range of resources available locally Tools/approaches from course developed or used in local activity Motivation increased to challenge sectarianism Participants ready to commit to more challenging joint work Joint work reinvigorated Examples of collaborative action initiated following course Evaluation methods This was a challenging course to evaluate as any change happening for participants was likely to be to a extent, internal. However we have tried not to restrict the evaluation to the most measurable aspects, such as whether participants found particular tools useful, but also to use qualitative method to tell the bigger story of what being part of the course meant to participants and how this might relate to their future engagement with tacking sectarian attitudes and behaviours in their communities. The sources of evidence we gathered comprised: Participant evaluation forms after the sessions Observations by facilitators (for example of group interactions) Materials generated during the session exercises. Participant feedback
my name is...’ Introducing each other by something personal, which group we belong to and what we are passionate about (session 1) #Hello my name is campaign, Dr Kate Granger hellomynameis.org.uk levels of seeing To model non-judgemental responses (session 1) Paterson M and E, 2013. Values Based Reflective Practice, Practical Theology 6(1) 51-68. Gradual Revelation of God/ Developing of God To illustrated how images of God in Scripture have changed over time (session 2) Handout A Personal Statement To consider how each person sees God and their relationship to God (session 3, homework) Kathleen Fischer, Woman at the Well Personal Word For prayer to reflect on the identity of each person beloved by God (end of session 4) Passages of Scripture with the person’s name inserted in place of ‘you’ Johari window (adapted) To reflect on personal growth in relation to our of God (session 4) Luft and Ingham adapted What is Set of conversation cards to elicit experiences of what builds community (session 5) Developed for the course of the Kingdom Group exercise on how Kingdom values (Beatitudes)at work in communities today Based on: Praying with the Beatitudes in Millar, P., 2001. An Iona Prayerbook. Norwich: Canterbury Press, p.102 ‘I’m not normally one to speak out’ Monologue to practice responses to someone who is upset because their attitudes have been challenged (session 6) Written for the course (alleged) Radio off the coast of October 1995 Dialogue to illustrate risk of assumptions and how two sides can read a situation differently (session 6) ?
Envision picture To enable expression of feeling and meaning (sessions 1, 7) NHS Education for Scotland Reading (in addition to many Scripture extracts) Great Uncle George To stimulate reflection on our changing images of God as we grow up (session 2 homework) God of Surprises , G. Hughes, p. 35ff Ministry of Beauty Reading after session 3 D. O’Leary Musical and prayer resources ‘Come as you are’ (hymn) (session 1 stilling exercise) Deirdre Browne (1999) Together in Song, The Australian Hymn Book. ACTS Prayer (adapted) Pasted inside participant notebooks as a reminder of the group’s mission and commitment to it (session 1) From inaugural services of ACTS, Sept 1990 ‘I am with you on the journey’ Music for closing reflection (session 2) Chris Anderson ‘Bring many names’ (session 3 , stilling) Brian Wren ‘Abba, Abba father, you are the potter, we are the clay’ (session 4, stilling) John Michael Talbot ‘Jesus Christ is waiting, waiting in the streets’ (session 5, stilling) John Bell, French carol melody, WGRG 1988 Homo quidam faecit coenam ‘A certain man made a Stilling (session 6) Music by Thomas Tallis played by Chapelle du Roi, Music for Divine Office -2