New Ways Ministry will host a set of Spiritual Conversations for LGBTQ people and their supporters to contribute to the Synod. These Spiritual Conversations are rooted in the Ignatian tradition for discerning the will of the Holy Spirit in a community of faith. In small, intimate, prayer-grounded conversations of six-eight people, a space of encounter with the others and with the Spirit is created.

The program will be facilitated by Dr. Robert Choiniere of Fordham University, an expert on church consultation processes. He will be assisted by a team of trained discussion leaders.