Submit a question for the final deck!
Imagine if…
...talking about your faith with friends and family came naturally... and there was a tool to spark fun and engaging conversations about faith...
ASKaround just might be that tool!
FormEdFaith asked around and people said “Help us talk about faith stuff. It should be easier!”
We reckon it can be rewarding, and it is life-changing!
ASKaround is a deck of 80 cards to prompt conversations about spirituality and to encourage you to hear others’ stories too.
The final deck, due later this year, will feature questions designed for faith conversations in the ‘real world’, where churchy jargon isn’t helpful, but authentic experience is.
And guess what? ASKaround decks are just ONE part of a very exciting larger project about faith sharing. Watch this space!
Suggest your question by October 15th to be in the running to be featured in the final deck!
Submissions should help non-churchy people explore one of these eight themes. There’s an example included for each one…
I’m a Spiritual Person? - Do people have a spiritual aspect? if so, what is it like? eg Describe a moment of true wonder you’ve experienced…
Beginnings? - Explores the origins of the world and of us and the stories we tell about them eg All families and cultures have their favourite origin stories. What stories of ‘beginnings’ get told in your family, or in your group/community/nation/religion?
Purpose? - In this theme, we consider what gives life meaning eg Does life need to have a purpose or is it ok to just live?
How to Live? - Theme 4 is about moral compasses. How should we treat ourselves, each other and the planet? eg Invent one new rule that all humans must adopt immediately, forever. What value/ideal is behind that rule?
Tomorrow? - Fate, destiny and what comes next is the theme here. Is there a plan or is everything random? eg Do you believe in ‘soulmates’? Why or why not?
Endings? - Theme 6 explores life transitions and grief. Death is a big deal! eg Tell about a time you managed an ending well. What is the story there?
More Than Us? - Closing in on the home stretch we explore ideas about ‘higher powers’. What a term! eg Celtic tradition talks of ‘thin places’ where the veil between this world and eternity is fragile. Have you ever experienced this? If not, what do you imagine that experience would be like?
So, What Now? - Finally, we explore the implications of a spiritual aspect. If it’s real, what might we do about it? Does it make a difference? eg How do you make sense of sadness, grief and other big emotions? Are there any practical steps that might help you manage?