Gracious Leadership
Gracious Leadership is the ability to use skills, tools, models, and processes to create gracious environments that Kaleidoscope Institute calls the “Grace Margin.” In these environments, mutually respectful relationships are developed that enable the community to discern the truth across differences. Differences can be racial/ethnic, age, gender, sexual orientation, class, political affiliation, or just church members and folks in the neighborhood.
Power & The Cycle of Gospel Living
In these workshops we will explore Jesus’ response to the powerful and the powerless as we journey toward Gospel living together. What is God calling us to do, to be, and to change in response to the powers of this world? How do we create space for grace, both for ourselves and our communities? As we explore these questions together we will also learn tools and resources for nurturing gracious conversations in our communities.
Anti-Racism Training
This 12-hour dialogue workshop is designed to help us embrace and enact the vision of Becoming Beloved Community, which is a lifelong spiritual and faith journey. KI believes change happens in the space between comfort and fear – what Eric Law has described as the Grace Margin. All of our programs are designed to follow KI’s Respectful Communication guidelines and to create space for constructive relationship building where individuals can grow.
Intercultural Development Inventory®
The Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) assesses intercultural competence—the capability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities. The Intercultural Development Inventory is a 50-item questionnaire available online that can be completed in 15–20 minutes. Results of the IDI must be debriefed by a Qualified Administrator.
The Kaleidoscope Institute (KI) has several Qualified Administrators of the IDI who incorporate the teaching and processes of KI in providing group and individual feedback of IDI results. Sessions with groups are typically two hours long. Sessions with individuals usually take one hour. The conversations include time for learning, reflection, and developing an action plan for growth.
Contact Us
Our Kaleidoscope Institute Associates and Facilitators are available to provide consultation and coaching for local organizations, congregations, dioceses, conferences, presbyteries, associations, or synods.
Consulting & Training
Events & Workshops
Coaching & IDI
Contact us at kscope@kscopeinstitute.org to connect with a KI Associate and learn more about a potential partnership, or fill out our Contact Form.