Welcome to Bridges Learning Series Workbook 3: Building Bridges to the Heart of the Your People
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Learning Video [Your password is Bridges3] This video provides a brief introduction to the theology of who we are as people who are gifts from God. Link here for helpful intro to strengths video from Gallup. This is available to anyone who logs in to the gallupstrengthscenter.com site and logs in.
Knowing and Living Your Strengths small group guide Knowing and Living Your Strengths facilitator's guide
What is a Strengths-Based Team (article by Ryan Darby)
Growing an Engaged Church Study Guide
Optional Engagement Introduction Segment [Your password is Bridges1] This brief segment would ideally be used as part of your exploration of the evangelizing community, particularly for those who are not familiar with the Gallup Organization's research on engagement, captured in Growing an Engaged Church, by Albert L. Wiseman. Many more facets of the research are found in this book, which we believe provides key insights for your consideration.
We suggest that you review all of the materials prior to sharing with others. Invite everyone to study the prep discussion guide and complete the exercises in it in advance. It will be best to schedule more than one meeting for this process. You will need a computer and projector in order to show the learning video during your meetings. Alternately, you could share the link with your team and ask each member to view the video segments in advance of your meeting(s).
All materials may be reproduced and used for multiple parish leadership meetings, as you find beneficial.
Link to the Catholic Strengths and Engagement Community (CSEC)'s connected community site, including peer-to-peer shared resources folders: www.csec.info.
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