Kaleidoscope Institute Newsletter 2011 Archives

Grace Margin

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Reflecting on the year 2010 [For KI, it was a year of expansion and innovation.] DIALOGUE: Holy Currency [Emergent conversation on money and sustainable ministry.] LETTERS: Hitting a home run, but it’s still in the first inning Kaleidoscope Bible Study for January/February 2011 Where are KI folks going in January and February? Registration form for “Bring Wolves and Lambs Together” at Princeton KI Calendar for 2011: All of our courses summarized, with dates and locations given
MARCH/APRIL 2011 DIALOGUE: Holy Currencies II: Six currencies that flow Sustainism: Doing more with less [Eric Law’s new blog, ‘The Sustainist,’ was inaugurated on Feb. 28 with this post.] KI welcomes its new administrator, Desiree Glover Fitting in grace LETTERS: ‘Process of multiculturalism will increase the chances of becoming a more welcoming and friendly church’ Where are KI folks going in March and April? Grace in Cyber-Space event at Trinity Lutheran College in Washington in April Kaleidoscope Bible Study questions Mutual Invitation: It proves its worth when new people come into a group KI Calendar for 2011: All of our courses summarized, with dates and locations given
MAY/JUNE 2011 Summer skills? KI fulfills! DIALOGUE: Holy Currencies III: Six currencies that flow Trust the process [Create a Grace Margin. Enter the Cycle of Gospel Living. Keep doing these, and amazing things can happen; our journeys can become transformational and developmental.] Inculturation, not translation [The Pasadena Presbyterian Church uses KBS, but the training sessions for their Spanish-speaking congregation were adapted with culturally relevant references, instead of using direct translations of the original English.] Where are KI folks going in the next few months? Kaleidoscope Bible Study questions for May 1–July 10, 2011 Princeton Seminary launches new initiative in cultural proficiency Mutual Invitation: Listen to the rhythm Recent letters to KI KI Calendar for 2011: All of our courses summarized, with dates and locations given
JULY/AUGUST 2011 KI welcomes 3 new associates at Homecoming New areas to get KI courses in 2012 DIALOGUE: Holy Currencies IV: The currency of truth The ‘KIntern’ experience [Even though our new intern comes from a 'KI family,' where his parents and younger brother have Kaleidoscope training, KI East was his first time being exposed to it. By the end of Holy Currencies, he 'felt like the blind man at the pool of Siloam.'] KI Associate of the Month: Lucky Altman Lynch Letters to Eric and the Institute Where are KI folks going in the next few months? Kaleidoscope Bible Study questions for July 3–Sept. 11, 2011
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011 Wellness: What are its social, economic, and ecological currencies? Kaleidoscope Winter Institute: Feb. 27–March 2, 2012 in L.A. Using the IDI as a personal-growth tool KI ASSOCIATE OF THE MONTH: Kristina Gonzalez 'Missional Ministries,' 'Holy Currencies' participants sum up experiences KI associate of the month: Lucky Altman Lynch Letters to Eric and the Institute Kaleidoscope Bible Study Questions for Sept. 4–Nov. 13, 2011 BOOKS TO READ: From Paulo Freire's deep insights to Susan Spark's humor Where are KI folks going in the next few months? KI Facilitator Certification Workshops at Casa de Gracia (December 2011) 2012 Course Schedule Face to Face: Seeing and Hearing Each Other: Knowing God Through Creative Liturgy & Music for a Diverse, Changing World (March 14–18, 2012 in L.A.) A New Heaven and a New Earth: Cultural Competency Training for the Northwest (Oct. 29, 2011 in Seattle)
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 Using ‘Respectful Communication’ in different cultural contexts Grace-filled dialogue results from ‘Respectful Communication’ [How one church uses KI tools and shares them with others.] 2012 Course Schedule Desarrollo de conceptos y herramientas del Instituto Caleidoscopio para contextos latino-hispanos The currency of time and place Kaleidoscope Bible Study Questions for Nov. 6, 2010–Jan. 15, 2012 Where are our KI facilitators and associates going next? Intentional steps towards respect Kaleidoscope Winter Institute: Feb. 27–March 2, 2012 in L.A. Face to Face: Seeing and Hearing Each Other: Knowing God Through Creative Liturgy & Music for a Diverse, Changing World (March 14–18, 2012 in L.A.)