Leader's guide

The full exercise takes approximately an hour, and you will need to ensure that the group is aware of this in advance and has set aside sufficient time. It is a participatory exercise and requires some open space in the room (see section 2) where people can move around. If there are restrictions on time or space, section 2 (Models of unity) will need to be adapted.

Depending on the exact context, you may need to add some introduction at the beginning of the exercise to focus the participants, e.g. prayer and reading from Scripture. If the exercise takes place within the agenda of a council meeting, this kind of focussing may already have taken place.

Sections 1 & 2 (Models of unity) introduce the conceptual basis of the exercise to the group. You are encouraged to draw out from the participants their own conception of what unity means, first in a variety of contexts and then particularly in the church.

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