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Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches
  • Welcome
    • What is Evergreen?
    • Black Caucus Statement
    • Bylaws
  • Leadership
    • Executive Committee
    • Association Board Meetings
  • Churches
    • Church Openings
    • Online Worship
  • Calendar
    • Events
  • Media/Newsletter
    • A Call to Justice
    • Christmas Eve 2020
    • Easter Sunrise Service
    • MLK Service 2021
    • Evergreen Notes Blog
  • Give
  • Resources
    • Anti-racism Resources
    • Communication Guidelines
    • Covid-19 Information
    • Ministers Council
    • Ministry Partners
    • MMBB
    • Promotional Materials
    • Resources for Online Ministry
    • Resource Ministers
    • Supporting Burma
  • Annual Meeting 2021
  • Contact

Respect Communication Guidelines

Download the Respect Communication Guidelines and Mutual Invitation Guide below.
Respect Communication Guidelines and Mutual Invitation

Respectful Communication Guidelines

R - take RESPONSIBILITY for what you say and feel without blaming others
E - use EMPATHETIC listening
S - be SENSITIVE to differences in communication styles
P - PONDER on what you hear and feel before you speak
E - EXAMINE your own assumptions and perceptions
C - keep CONFIDENTIALITY - share CONSTRUCTIVELY for the benefit of the COMMUNITY
T - TRUST ambiguity because we are NOT here to debate who is right or wrong.

Mutual Invitation

In order to ensure that everyone who wants to share has the opportunity to speak, we will proceed in the following way: 
The leader or a designated person will share first. After that person has spoken, he or she then invites another to share. Who you invite does not need to be the person next to you. After the next person has spoken, that person is given the privilege to invite another to share. If you do not wish to say anything, simply say "pass" and proceed to invite another to share. We will do this until everyone has been invited.
We invite you to listen and not to respond to someone's sharing immediately. There will be time to respond and ask clarifying questions after everyone has had opportunity to share.

Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches


Office

409 3rd Ave. S, Suite A
​Kent WA 98032

Telephone

253-859-2226

Email

clem@ea-abc.org
  • Welcome
    • What is Evergreen?
    • Black Caucus Statement
    • Bylaws
  • Leadership
    • Executive Committee
    • Association Board Meetings
  • Churches
    • Church Openings
    • Online Worship
  • Calendar
    • Events
  • Media/Newsletter
    • A Call to Justice
    • Christmas Eve 2020
    • Easter Sunrise Service
    • MLK Service 2021
    • Evergreen Notes Blog
  • Give
  • Resources
    • Anti-racism Resources
    • Communication Guidelines
    • Covid-19 Information
    • Ministers Council
    • Ministry Partners
    • MMBB
    • Promotional Materials
    • Resources for Online Ministry
    • Resource Ministers
    • Supporting Burma
  • Annual Meeting 2021
  • Contact