Month 6 · June 2027

Carriers of the Narrative

Gathering question: What is my part in carrying Karbala's message?

All Volunteers

2 hours this month

Faith reading: L16 Where Do the Rules Come From?
Foundations of Faith, student reading.
Check your understanding: L16 Where Do the Rules Come From?
Short answers from the course's own assessment.
Gathering question: What is my part in carrying Karbala's message?
Ch. 9 Carriers of a Sacred Narrative
Tool of the month: How to Tell a Story (The Moth, Meg Bowles)
Communications II: story and public speaking. Do the 20-minute routine: executive summary and infographic, the one framework, the bridge question, your plan.
Apply it this month
Tell a 2-minute story of service at the Gathering or a Muharram volunteer briefing.
Reflection
How do I carry the Husayni narrative in my conduct, speech, and service?

4 hours this month

Faith Circle: L15 The Hardest Claim
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L15 The Hardest Claim
Your instructor reads these.
Faith Circle: L16 Where Do the Rules Come From?
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L16 Where Do the Rules Come From?
Your instructor reads these.
Mentor Pod
Karbala's companions as models of friendship and loyalty.
Tool of the month: How to Tell a Story (The Moth, Meg Bowles)
Communications II: story and public speaking
Crew role
Muharram: welcome, youth corner or water service; tell a 2-minute story.
Journal
How do I carry the Husayni narrative in my conduct, speech, and service?

6 hours this month

Read the full chapter: Ch. 9 Carriers of a Sacred Narrative
Before the Gathering and the Mentor Circle.
Mentor Circle
Carrying Karbala with teens: emotion, grief and meaning.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L15 The Hardest Claim
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L16 Where Do the Rules Come From?
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Mentor title: Made to Stick (Chip and Dan Heath)
Coaching depth for this month's skill.
Pod and crew responsibilities
Muharram crew lead; coach the mentees' stories.
Chapter reflection questions
1. How do I carry the Husayni narrative in my conduct, speech, and service?