Accompaniment in Faith and Light Part 3 Some Practical Considerations 2010 Faith and Light International Formation Project Team

Accompaniment in Faith and LightAccompaniment in Faith and Light

Part 3Part 3

Some Practical ConsiderationsSome Practical Considerations

2010 Faith and Light InternationalFormation Project Team

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Successful AccompanimentSuccessful AccompanimentWe need to make some fundamental choices:

To journey in humilityand truth;

To pray for the persons we accompany and

who accompany us;

To be faithful to the vision of Faith and Light.


When to accompany?When to accompany? Where? Where?

Person to person accompanimentPerson to person accompaniment

Group accompanimentGroup accompaniment


Person to person accompanimentPerson to person accompaniment

The important The important thing is to thing is to meet each meet each other, person other, person to person…to person…- To spend time - To spend time

together… together… - To foster trust, - To foster trust,

communion…communion…- To work - To work

together…together…


Person to person accompanimentPerson to person accompaniment Personal informal or formal meetingsPersonal informal or formal meetings

It can be done during different It can be done during different gatheringsgatherings– Team meetings, gatherings, formation…Team meetings, gatherings, formation…

It can be done between meetings, by It can be done between meetings, by personal contactspersonal contacts– Telephone, fax, e-mails, letters…Telephone, fax, e-mails, letters…


Group AccompanimentGroup Accompaniment

Visits to the Visits to the community community gatheringsgatherings

Visits to other Visits to other bigger meetingsbigger meetings

Visits to the Visits to the coordinating coordinating teamsteams


Possible mid-term review of mandate

Accompaniment helps the teamAccompaniment helps the teamto see how the gifts

are put at the service of Faith and Light

and to see how all work together.


The person “from outside”The person “from outside”

– Can see things from another point of view in a Can see things from another point of view in a way that can help the others to see the way that can help the others to see the beauty of their community or of their team.beauty of their community or of their team.

– Can see things from another point of view that Can see things from another point of view that can help to see and clarify reality.can help to see and clarify reality.


How to walk together?How to walk together?

Accompany…Accompany…

be accompanied… be accompanied…

HowHow to beto be?…?…

WhatWhat to doto do?…?…


Present when needed

Present when needed

How

to be…

Free from - preconceived ideas - own projects

Free from - preconceived ideas - own projects

Trustworthy(confidence)Trustworthy(confidence)

HumbleHumble Discreet

Discreet

A good listener to

better understand

- person

- group

- culture

A good listener to

better understand

- person

- group

- culture


What to do?What to do?

There is There is NO NO

recipe!!!recipe!!!

Some concrete Some concrete actions may be:actions may be:


To interpretTo interpret

The situation The situation The reality The reality

To uncover the To uncover the gift… the gift… the beauty…beauty…


To help evaluateTo help evaluate

To clarifyTo clarify

– Strengths, abilitiesStrengths, abilities– Weaknesses, difficultiesWeaknesses, difficulties– ChallengesChallenges

where help is where help is neededneeded


To announce To announce and remind of the visionand remind of the vision

VocationVocation GoalsGoals MissionMission

of Faith and Lightof Faith and Light


To challengeTo challenge To ask good To ask good

questions.questions.

To motivate people To motivate people to explore new to explore new ways.ways.

To underline the To underline the spirit and the spirit and the mission of Faith and mission of Faith and Light, giving courage Light, giving courage to the members to to the members to move forward.move forward.


To ConfirmTo Confirm

To showTo show– The road coveredThe road covered– The progress madeThe progress made

To remind of gifts and competenciesTo remind of gifts and competencies To encourageTo encourage To thankTo thank To affirm the trust of the teamTo affirm the trust of the team


To counselTo counsel On a general question…On a general question… Or about a concrete situation…Or about a concrete situation…


To lend a helping handTo lend a helping hand

To know when it is neededTo know when it is needed To “be with” the other in a new or delicate To “be with” the other in a new or delicate

task…task…


To help provide the support neededTo help provide the support needed


To remind of Faith and Light documentsTo remind of Faith and Light documents

To invite and to animate participation in To invite and to animate participation in formation sessions and retreatsformation sessions and retreats

When possible, to be the link between the When possible, to be the link between the leader and other persons who can help:leader and other persons who can help:– Who may offer spiritual accompanimentWho may offer spiritual accompaniment– Who have the same type of responsibilityWho have the same type of responsibility– Who are experts in particular domains (conflict Who are experts in particular domains (conflict

resolution, the development and maturation of resolution, the development and maturation of persons with intellectual disability, stages from persons with intellectual disability, stages from grieving to acceptance…)grieving to acceptance…)


Who initiates the contact?Who initiates the contact? A mutual A mutual

responsibilityresponsibility

– Mark the Mark the calendar…calendar…

– A phone A phone call every call every 15 days…15 days…

– Weekly e-Weekly e-mails…mails…


We are all in the same boat!We are all in the same boat!

We journey together…We journey together… called to accompany…called to accompany…

and to be accompanied.and to be accompanied.

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Accompaniment in Faith and Light Part 3 Some Practical Considerations 2010 Faith and Light International Formation Project Team