Listening circles are another structured dialogue process that focuses primarily on improving listening skills needed in dialogue. They are a useful approach for building trust and promoting reconciliation by allowing people to listen to thoughts offered by others in response to a specific question. They promote dialogue by strengthening our ability to listen to one another.

More information on listening circles is available online:

• Sharing Circles: A Guide (First Universalist Church of Minneapolis): http://www.firstuniv.org/sharing.html
• Creating Circles of Listening in a Parish (Robert Schreiter): http://www.nplc.org/commonground/schreiter.htm

Also, a facilitator's guide for forming listening circles that includes step-by-step instruction is available to download in .pdf form below. This guide is provided by Kakie Love, of Columbia, MO. A more complete facilitator's guide is also available, free of charge. If interested, and you want more information or assistance, please use our contact form (Subject: Listening Circles).

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Listening Circle's Facilitator's Guide