22 attend Tribal Messiahship workshop at the Omaha, NE Family Church

Twenty-two people attended a mini Tribal Messiahship workshop at the Omaha Family Church on Saturday, May 14, 2016, led by Rev. Hyungtae Ha, Pastor of District 8. This three-hour sampler workshop was developed by the Evangelism department of the National Ministry Team as an introduction to the two-day “We Can Do It” Tribal Messiah workshop. It includes discussion questions, videos and group activities that simply need a facilitator to run with any size group.

After conducting a mini workshop in Minneapolis, Rev. Ha traveled south to Omaha, along with four other state pastors from the region, to replicate the experience with the community and serve as a learning opportunity before multiplying the program to other communities.

The session was filled with music and live discussions, which created an upbeat atmosphere that allowed all participants to feel and be very involved. Topics discussed included “How to Be Real with True Parents’ Teachings” and an emphasis on forming trinities–groups of three individuals or families for sharing and support in Tribal Messiahship–and offering that as a commitment to God.

Participants expressed that the seminar felt compact and well-organized. A key highlight was being able to share their own personal experiences. It is common to feel intimidated about outreach, but this program generated excitement among participants for growing their life of faith through Tribal Messiahship.

“We are considering running this type of workshop every other month to continue to promote and provide tools for Tribal Messiahship,” said Rev. Ha.

The National Director of Evangelism, Demian Dunkley, is ready to support communities to conduct either the sampler workshop, which is a great way to get started, or the full two-day “We Can Do It” workshop, which is ideal for a community that feels prepared to start making Tribal Messiahship the centerpiece of their community culture.

Here are some reflections from participants of the Omaha mini workshop:

“I am very grateful to be here and have the opportunity to participate in the workshop. It is very clear how to do our work with our friend and community.”

“The videos were easy to understand and follow with each section. I liked the discussion questions and sharing about our own personal experiences.”

“I liked the focus of intentional loving and the incorporation of True Parents’ words. This makes Tribal Messiahship much more real, applicable and practical, as well as less daunting.”

“I liked the emphasis on forming trinities and offering up our commitments before God.”

“The workshop was very informative and I gained a better understanding of what a tribe and Tribal Messiah is.”

“I really loved and agreed with the videos shown because they put things that I didn’t fully understand into words. The mini workshop was very good overall.”

“I think it is a good idea to have people gather to have a mini workshop and start tribe activity. I think it might be good to have a full weekend group meeting as the next steps to generate momentum.”

“A lot of good information was given in a compact period of time. The three-hour time limit was good, and everything was easy to understand.”

“It was a short meeting with nicely organized information, and the inspiring and informational videos were all great.”

“The content and videos were very simple and easy to understand. Outreach seems a little bit intimidating now, but I feel excited about growing my life of faith through Tribal Messiahship and loving intentionally.”