{"id":812,"date":"2026-05-26T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=812"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:39:36","slug":"faithful-witness-formation-series-meditate-sabbath","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/calendar\/faithful-witness-formation-series-meditate-sabbath\/","title":{"rendered":"Faithful Witness Formation Series: Meditate | October 13, Sabbath &#038; Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Faithful Witness Campaign for <strong>our monthly formation series<\/strong> designed to equip us for faithful witness as we offer spaces to both <strong>meditate and move<\/strong> together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meditate<\/strong> &#8211; A monthly virtual gathering where we pause together to meditate on God\u2019s Word and engage spiritual practices that prepare us for faithful presence alongside our neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Move<\/strong> &#8211; A monthly virtual gathering focused on building the organizing skills needed to move as faithful witnesses alongside our neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Meditate<\/strong> gatherings are designed to cultivate the spiritual depth, biblical grounding, and communal resilience necessary for faithful witness. Together, we will engage Scripture, practice prayer and reflection, hear from church leaders, practitioners, impacted voices, and nurture rhythms that help sustain compassionate presence over the long journey of justice and solidarity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each month will center on a biblical theme connected to practices of formation, hospitality, courage, reconciliation, rest, and hope. Along the way, we hope to create space not only for learning and action, but also for renewal: tending to our souls, strengthening one another, and remaining rooted in the way of Jesus amid a demanding and often wearying cultural moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are a part of a local Faithful Witness Team, engaged in advocacy and accompaniment, serving your local church, or simply longing for deeper grounding and community in this season, you are warmly invited to join us.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 9\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Good Samaritan\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exile &amp; Hospitality\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">August 11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perseverance in Witness<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prophetic Imagination\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sabbath &amp; Restoration\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Reconciliation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advent Hope<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Faithful Witness Campaign for our monthly formation series designed to equip us for faithful witness as we offer spaces to both meditate and&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"fw_initiative_tag":[54,55],"class_list":["post-812","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","fw_initiative_tag-formation","fw_initiative_tag-solidarity-summer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"fw_initiative_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfulwitness.us\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw_initiative_tag?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}