What we’re about
Have you lost relationships over politics or religion? Tired of the constant division? Miss being able to have a simple, human-to-human conversation with people you disagree with?
Join BreadBreakers and be part of the solution.
In BreadBreakers, we gather around a common dinner table and, for just a couple hours, set aside the debates and have a real conversation. Instead of arguing, we try to understand what makes each other tick. Why we feel the way we feel. What life stories and experiences lay beneath those group affiliations and opinions. We work to dig beneath the simplistic labels and see each other as the complex, nuanced people that we are.
Especially right now, it’s more important than ever to build a bit of trust, to practice the art of engaging with those outside our “groups,” and to build relationships beyond our usual circles.
Here’s how it works: eight people and a "table host" facilitator gather around a table at a restaurant or community center. For two hours, we’ll tell our stories and try to understand each other, guided as needed by facilitator-posed questions. We won’t try to convince—just to empathize and learn. You can also volunteer to serve as a table host if you’re interested!
BreadBreakers is an initiative sponsored by Restoration United Methodist Church in Reston, VA, but our dinners are religiously neutral. All faiths and all stripes are welcomed!
