Workshop 5: Active Listening
Web of Youth Ministry Component: Pastoral Care
This session describes why listening is an important aspect of leadership and provides practical skills for active listening. Download Workshop 5 (PDF) (Word).
Goals
This session will:
- Give participants the opportunity to practice listening to and synthesizing information
- Explain non-verbal communication, how to paraphrase and ask probing questions
- Help participants practice giving and listening to directions
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Experience being truly listened to and identify key aspects of active listening.
- Learn to understand how our body language affects how we are heard and how we listen
- Practice paraphrasing to communicate they are truly listening
- Learn ways to ask questions to get more information helpful for their leadership
Workshop-at-a-Glance
ACTIVITY |
MINUTES |
DESCRIPTION |
Opening |
10 |
Check in and Chalice Lighting. |
Activity 1: Listening Practice |
10 |
Participants experience being listened to and identify aspects of active listening. |
Activity 2: Non-Verbal Communication |
15 |
Participants understand how our body language affects how we are heard and how we listen. |
Activity 3: Paraphrasing and Asking Probing Questions |
20 |
Participants learn ways of communicating and asking questions helpful for their leadership. |
Closing |
5 |
Guided meditation. |
Alternative Activity 1: Back to Back Listening |
10 |
Participants practice providing clear directions for others to complete a task. |
Alternative Activity 2: Mirroring |
15 |
Participants practice communicating non-verbally and mirroring movements and facial expressions. |