At the River, every couple months we use a special service format that we call Conversation Church! Instead of hearing a sermon, we engage with one another through intentional, guided conversations. So often at church we sit side by side without truly getting to know one another. But during Conversation Church, as we sit around tables and approach conversation as a spiritual practice, we have the opportunity to learn about one another, to make new friends, and to deepen connections. During the first round we typically start with introductions. We ask questions like:
Then, as the prompts progress, conversation deepens. Below are some of the questions we've discussed during recent Conversation Church services. Consider using them to help you start a meaningful conversation with a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbor!
Below are some of our favorite quotes about conversation. We hope that you will find them inspiring and relatable! “The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don’t talk anymore, they don’t sit down to talk and listen. They go to the theater, the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, but they almost never talk. If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around a fire and tell stories.” “Love without conversation is impossible.” "A real conversation always contains an invitation. You are inviting another person to reveal herself or himself to you, to tell you who they are or what they want." "Conversation doesn’t have to lead to consensus about anything, especially not values; it’s enough that it helps people get used to one another." “Find hard to talk to stranger. Terrible at chit-chat. Think people look at me funny then I start panic think have to be clever all of time. They not understand I artist, not entertainer! Magic of Bigfoot what happen when people not looking.”
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