Setting the Table for Transformative Formation: Using Trauma Informed Practices for Transformation

Together, we will name those places and spaces where our congregations experience stress, anxiety, or trauma that impedes creating community and being fully present. By using trauma informed practices to create transformative contexts, we can help our congregations and ministry settings be open and available to engage challenging ideas, difficult truths, and being careful/caring with ourselves and others.
Transformative Teaching happens in that space where one is a bit uncomfortable, but still open to learning. For four years, Kat has studied with Breathe For Change to use the very successful TEACH method of trauma informed programming in the local church. You will learn the seven components of trauma informed teaching. Using mindfulness practices where they meet spiritual practices, teams will work together to design a class, program, or project that holds space to be an ideal context to welcome transformative learning.
Trauma informed practices are vital to emotional and social hospitality for a post-covid-church. Hear how these practices have been implemented. Try these practices out with equity sharing protocols and a template for easy use. Wonder how these practices can serve your church as we “lead with love for beginnings, presence, inclusion, harmony, creativity, compassion, collaboration, playfulness, gratitude, communication, social justice, and inspiration” (BreatheforChange values, breatheforchange.org). These practices and principles can be used for in person and on-line gatherings.