Raising children with an openness for diversity and inclusion.

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On Sunday we held Open Space discussions related to how we can be Fabric, in ways that are inclusive and supportive to all humans.  There were a number of groups that raised questions about families and kids.  I know that as my kids were small, I felt like I was never equipped as well as I wanted to be and often avoided conversations because I was worried about not have the ‘right’ answer or that I would say something to my kids that would end up to be hurtful or offensive.  One of the best ways I found to begin conversations that seemed big or challenging was with books.  There are so many great books out that help introduce gender diversity, pronouns, and all the different ways that families can be!  On Sunday we used books as a way for kids to dig into the same conversations as the adults, in age-appropriate ways!

Click HERE for a list of great books with descriptions

Heidi Esposito

MASTER OF FUN (CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES)

I spent the first 40 years of my life going to (and working at) a traditional church. It was great for me, it was a place of friends, memories and traditions for me and my family. But, in lots of ways it was something that I was doing to ‘get through’, I was operating on a belief that if I worked really hard and did all the right stuff, God would love me…better. As the idea of Fabric began to take shape, I began to get the uncomfortable feeling that God was about something different. For me Fabric has been about discovering that it isn’t about working harder to be “good” or more “Christian”, but about figuring out what God looks like in the messiness of my life. Getting to experience this alongside kids and youth is both an honor and worship for me – #wegettodothis

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