The Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations and the Episcopal Public Policy Network will host an online workshop on
Aug 27, at 3:00 PM CT that will serve as a primer on our civil discourse curriculum, helping you understand the opportunities and limits of civil discourse as a critical tool for bridging partisan divides, learning from one another, and creating better solutions for our communities. 

Election season is a time to emphasize not only voting, but also how voting is part of a year-round practice of civic engagement. This engagement is where individuals can invest in communities by paying attention and speaking out constructively through the powers and rights at our disposal. But election season, perhaps more so this year, is also a time of heightened division that also impacts church communities.

How can Episcopalians equip themselves to build and maintain relationships that are fundamental to our common life? What roles do healthy conflict and dialogue play in humanizing one another? 

The full curriculum will not be reviewed on this program but rather hold an informal space to explore what civil discourse means in an election, in advocacy, and in caring for our neighbor. If you are curious about this curriculum, have or are planning to use another similar program in your community, join this call to help learn how to get the most out of such learning opportunities.

With the right framing, some disciplined practice, and self-reflection on what each of us needs to learn in this process, we can grow our individual and communal capacity for necessary conversations that leverage our diversity and help us solve problems together, even across disagreements.