The first step to becoming a Kindler – that is, a workshop Facilitator - is to contact the Kindler Administrator.
You will be put in touch with an experienced facilitator who will explain how Kindler workshops work. Usually, you will be invited to attend a workshop as a participant observer in the first instance, though this may not always be necessary if you have previously been to a workshop.
Next you will be invited to co-deliver a workshop with another Kindler (Kindler workshops are nearly always delivered by two Kindlers). The person you’ll be paired up with will be a more experienced facilitator who can show you the ropes. We have well-worked content for all sessions, so you won’t need to start from scratch, though there is scope to adapt content and use your own ideas. You won’t be asked to do more in your first session than you feel comfortable with, so rest assured you won’t be thrown into the deep end.
We take feedback on all of our workshops from participants and so after your session you will reflect on how it went with your partner. Each session is an opportunity to learn and improve, so if there are developmental areas to work on your partner can discuss that with you.
“It’s wonderful to watch a meeting engage with activities and topics and look so energised. Great too to meet Friends in other parts of the country, stay with them, worship with them...you gain new insights even as you spark new perspectives in others.”
“An adventure to travel to new areas and a privilege getting to know Friends and their meetings around the country. I have gained as much as I have given, learned new skills and deepened my own spiritual practice in the process.”
“A deeply satisfying activity that is absorbing and moving. You will be touched by the life stories of those you work with and gain insights that you will take away with for the future. It’s a real privilege to be invited into the confidence of strangers and be accepted into their worshipping communities.”