Come one and come to all!
Join us every Wednesday night from 8-9 for our Cafe Nights gatherings! We are bringing together current UVa Students and Young Alumni every week to share a drink, learn from a guest speaker and share in a causal conversation with friends. We cannot wait to see you there and enjoy a casual cafe night together - even while we are physically apart.
Hop onto our weekly Cafe Nights zoom call here!
Missed a past Cafe Night that you’re interested in? No worries - we have you covered!
Check our Vimeo and Soundcloud pages for recordings.
Cafe Nights June 24, 2020: The View from a Year Out: A Conversation with Young Alumni
Ever wonder what life is like after “walking the lawn”?
Join with us as we share a very special hour learning from 5 very special friends - UVa Young Alumni Mackenzie Shannon, Matt Salit, Rambert Tyree, Karsten Kim, and Sade Akinbayo. No matter where you are in your journey as a students, or simply as a human, - we all have a lot to learn from the wisdom shared in this talk. In a life filled with so many different paths we will all travel down - get ready to be refreshed by the words of these young alumni forging their way through the world that is young adulthood. In a time which seems to be characterized most of all my a sense of unrest and uncertainty about the future - find some peace and comfort in the grace filled words of these friends.
Cafe Nights June 17, 2020: Enneagram: a pathway towards greater compassion for ourselves and for others through a better understanding of our unique reflection of the Imago Dei - with Welford Orrock, Kairos Initiative Coordinator, Baptist General Association of Virginia.
The Enneagram is much more than a popular formula to describe your personality foibles and eccentricities. It's a way into knowing the “why” of how you think, act, and feel. It's a map that can reveal your gifts as well as your addictive patterns – a tool for spiritual, personal and relational growth. Whether you're a seasoned Enneagram adventurer or a total newbie (yes, that graph looks weird!), there is something great for you here.
Cafe Nights June 10, 2020: Learning to Listen with Donell Woodson
How often to do you consider the power of proximity to our neighbor? And the impact that proximity has on both our lives and our personal emotional awareness?
Join with us as we gather to hear from and learn from the delightful Donell Woodson, of the Lupton Center in Atlanta, Georgia. We come together to think about various different topics such as fear, proximity to neighbor, and the ways we interact as community members with those closest to us.
Want to listen to more amazing content from Donell? Us too!
Click on these links to find recorded versions of live conversations hosted by the Lupton Center:
Virtual Coffee Convo: Race & Racism. Historical, Cultural, and Social.
Empowering Communities to Thrive
Cafe Nights June 3,2020: Let’s Play! with Lakisha Lockhart
When was the last time you took some time out of your day to check in with your community, check in with your body, and take some time to play?
Join with us as we come together with the amazing Lakisha Lockhart we gather to engage in meaningful conversation, check in with our bodies and give them a body scan, and then participate in the most amazing Lectio Divina (+) as we engage with our creative minds!
Cafe Nights May 27th, 2020: Find Your One Thing with Kelly Kannwischer
Join with us as we sit down with the amazing Kelly Kannwischer of Younique Life Planning as she leads us through a Gospel Centered Life Planning Session - working through the difference between the noble needs of finding a job, a hobby, a career, and a vocation.
Cafe Nights May 20th, 2020: Hard Conversations with John Sarrouff
“I’ve come to find that the Kingdom of God is the space in between two enemies.” - John Sarrouff, Co-Director of Essential Partners.
We had the most wonderful time learning from John Sarouff on May 20th as he gave us some tools to approach the hard conversations we have in life. His work as a facilitator and mediator is invaluable for whatever vocation you find yourself in.