Free sessions focus on nonviolence
A 14-week course on Compassionate Nonviolent Communication by NetWorks Inc. will be held on Tuesdays until May 8 from 7 to
9 p.m. at the Church of the Crossroads at 1212 University Ave.
The first session was held Feb. 7.
There is no charge for the workshop. A copy of the book “Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life,” by Marshall Rosenberg, is available for $15.
The Hawaii Center for Nonviolence, Church of the Crossroads, the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu and the Moiliili Hongwanji Mission are sponsoring the course.
The primary topic is “How do we void violence and suffering while changing the world?” The information can be applied to workplace issues, family interactions, interpersonal relations and governmental situations.
Chris Miller of NetWorks will facilitate the discussions. For more information, contact Miller at 255-3860 or chrisnvc@gmail.com. Information is also available at www.nonviolentcommunication.com; or for information on attitudinal healing, www.ahinternational.org.
Seminar helps build caregiving skills
The First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu will host a Stephen Ministry Workshop on Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help people build personal and congregational caregiving skills. It is sponsored by Stephen Ministries, a St. Louis-based Christian organization.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. The first session will be on “Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief”; the second, an introduction to the Stephen Series, in which lay ministers receive 50 hours of training; and the third, “How to Care in a Distinctively Christian Way.”
The cost of the workshop is $15 per person or $50 for a group of four or more from the same congregation. For more information or to register, call 314-428-2600 or visit www.stephenministry.org/workshop.
The church is at 1822 Keeaumoku St. Call 532-1111.
