Building compassionate communities
Building Compassionate Communities is a project we started in 2023 with support from the Justice-Compassion Trust. We have run a number of public workshops on ‘Better conversations’ and ‘Restorative thinking’ – see the newsletters below. Contact us if these are not accessible to you. The next series of workshops will focus on Building Compassionate Communities. […]
Great workshops!
In April, Onewa Christian Community hosted two excellent workshops as part of the series on better conversations and restorative thinking. Talking about emotions Baruk Jacob facilitated a session using the Emotional Culture Deck as a conversation starter. Participants selected words that enabled them to identify pleasant and unpleasant emotions that they were comfortable discussing with […]
About nonviolent communication
We hosted an interesting workshop with Camelia Petrus on nonviolent communication or NVC. With reference to thinking developed by the clinical psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, Camelia provided an overview of the skills that can be practised and used to achieve harmonious and empathetic conversations. What are our intentions in speaking? How can we use non-judgmental observation […]
Better conversations update
Read our first newsletter on Better conversations – restorative thinking and action. This gives a background to the initiative and invites you to get involved. You may download it also – which might be necessary to view the newsletter on a tablet or phone. Follow the links in the newsletter to get more background info. […]
Navigating challenging conversations
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On 6 December we hosted another of our restorative thinking workshops, this one a bespoke session entitled ‘Navigating Challenging Conversations.’ The presenter was Erica Fairbank. Once again, a diverse range of people attended and generously brought their experience and spirit of enquiry to the occasion. This hands-on workshop encouraged conversations and sharing. It covered topics […]
Connecting up
Onewa Christian Community says it’s open and connecting – this is what it looks like. Input on the Kaipātiki Local Board plan Participants at the community breakfast on 16 April shared their thoughts on priorities for the local board to consider in four areas: belonging and wellbeing, places and spaces; transport and connections; the environment. […]
Justice-Compassion Trust
The newly formed Justice-Compassion Trust has awarded one of its first grants to Onewa Christian Community. About the Justice-Compassion Trust This Trust was set up in 2022 at the instigation of the Rev. Dr James Symons, a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church of the USA, who spent time in New Zealand between 2001 and […]