Reinventing Advent and Christmas
Never has there been a better time (or more pressing need) for churches to reaffirm the deeper meaning of Advent and Christmas. The good news is that you don’t have to navigate this alone. Join Mindful Leadership Coach and Consultant Rev. Nicole Havelka in this 90-minute webinar focused on reinventing the rituals around this special season. In this session, you’ll go through a mindful and supported process of identifying why churches do Advent and Christmas in the first place, lean into the barriers and discomfort of the constraints presented by COVID restrictions, then begin to reinvent meaningful, purposeful rituals for the season ahead.
In addition to discussion, this webinar will include mindfulness practices that Nicole uses to help release anxiety and create space for creativity in all of her work. These practices include but are not limited to: meditation, yoga, breathwork, and reiki. All who participate will leave with tangible resources to customize for your setting and dive into the coming Advent-Christmas season with renewed energy and purpose.
Additional resources recommended by our presenter:
A Beautiful Constraint by Adam Morgen and Mark Barden: https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Constraint-Transform-Limitations-Advantages-ebook/dp/B00QL30Q90
Simon Sinek Ted Talk – How great leaders inspire action (the why): https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en
Advent Conspiracy: https://adventconspiracy.org
Valerie Kaur at the National Moral Revival Watch Night Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ7QlKG70LE
Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DB2YPDW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
About our Presenter
Nicole Havelka’s unique approach to team building and leadership coaching and consulting brings together her experience as an ordained clergy person and judicatory executive in the United Church of Christ, and training as a yoga and meditation teacher.
Her goal: to use coaching, training, team building, and visioning to create mindful leaders and teams who communicate effectively and create administrative structures that encourage creative growth, adaptability, and resilience. Nicole is owner of and principal consultant at Nicole Havelka Consulting.
Join her Reinventing Ritual Retreat, which starts Thursday, Oct. 22, but registration continues through Oct. 29. All live sessions are recorded.