Sacred Listening · 3-session workshop

Help people feel heard.
Make room for God.

Practice becoming present, listening with compassion, and responding with care in the relationships and ministries you already serve.

Start With a Short Discovery Call

Tell us about your team. Ask your questions. Explore whether a workshop would serve you.

Experiential workshops & retreats · Offered at no charge

Sacred listening on shaded garden benches · illustrative image

Pause. See. Listen.

Pause

Notice your own thoughts and reactions. Settle into presence before responding.

See

Meet the person in front of you with curiosity, dignity, and care.

Listen

Ask open questions, reflect what you hear, and allow space for the person’s own insight.

Learn through real conversation.

Practice, receive, reflect.

Take turns listening and being listened to. Notice what helps you feel heard and what gets in the way. Try a different response and learn from one another.

Three connected sessions

Becoming present · Listening with care · Responding with love

Bring simple tools into pastoral care, small groups, staff relationships, and ordinary life.

Listening practice includes boundaries and knowing when someone needs support beyond your role. This is a formation workshop, not a professional qualification. All sessions and materials are offered at no charge.

Give your community tools for the next conversation.

Ask with curiosity

Try a question that helps the person say more, rather than directing them toward your answer.

Reflect what you hear

Check your understanding. Make room for the person to clarify or name what matters.

Stay present without taking over

Notice the urge to fix or advise. Explore what it means to offer care while respecting the other person’s agency.

Practice trust in small moments.

The workshop offers structured conversations with clear choices about what to share. Leaders and team members can practice receiving attention as well as giving it.

The aim is a way of being together that can strengthen relationships over time: more curiosity, more room for honesty, and greater confidence that someone will listen with care.

What could deeper listening open in your community?

Begin with a short discovery call. If it fits, arrange a separate team workshop. Reflect and decide together.