Month 2 · February 2027

Rooted

Gathering question: How does Tawhid change the way I treat people?

Servant Leader: Ch. 2 Theologically Rooted (Tawhid, 'Adl, Nubuwwah, Imamah, Qiyamah)
Skill: Communications I: listening
Tool of the month: Just Listen (Mark Goulston)
Season: Ramadan begins (~8 Feb)

All Volunteers

2 hours this month

Faith reading: L2 How Would Anyone Know?
Foundations of Faith, student reading.
Check your understanding: L2 How Would Anyone Know?
Short answers from the course's own assessment.
Gathering question: How does Tawhid change the way I treat people?
Ch. 2 Theologically Rooted (Tawhid, 'Adl, Nubuwwah, Imamah, Qiyamah)
Tool of the month: Just Listen (Mark Goulston)
Communications I: listening. Do the 20-minute routine: executive summary and infographic, the one framework, the bridge question, your plan.
Apply it this month
At a Ramadan program, have one conversation where you only listen and ask.
Reflection
How does my understanding of Allah shape the way I lead and serve?

4 hours this month

Faith Circle: L4 What God Is Not
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L4 What God Is Not
Your instructor reads these.
Faith Circle: L5 One, and Only One
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L5 One, and Only One
Your instructor reads these.
Mentor Pod
Tawhid and self-worth: serving without needing to be seen.
Tool of the month: Just Listen (Mark Goulston)
Communications I: listening
Crew role
Listening practice at a Ramadan youth program.
Journal
How does my understanding of Allah shape the way I lead and serve?

6 hours this month

Read the full chapter: Ch. 2 Theologically Rooted (Tawhid, 'Adl, Nubuwwah, Imamah, Qiyamah)
Before the Gathering and the Mentor Circle.
Mentor Circle
Listening and asking, not lecturing.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L4 What God Is Not
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L5 One, and Only One
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Mentor title: The Coaching Habit (Michael Bungay Stanier)
Coaching depth for this month's skill.
Pod and crew responsibilities
Weekly check-ins; crew's Ramadan project plan.
Chapter reflection questions
1. How does my understanding of Allah shape the way I lead and serve?