Who We Are and What We Do

The Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) is an anti-racist, welcoming professional organization open to liberal religious educators and those supportive of religious education. LREDA promotes the religious growth and learning of people of all ages and advocates for and supports religious educators and the field of liberal religious education.

LREDA has Chapters in some Districts and is run by a Board of members.

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LREDA supports and advocates for a growing diversity of religious educators, leaders and programming to serve the expanding diversity of our congregations. We affirm this also within our membership, welcoming women and men of every age, race, physical ability and sexual orientation. We support the anti-oppression and diversity initiatives of the UUA and our congregations.

LREDA does this by providing continuous education, networking and sharing resources, advocating for professional recognition, and providing assistance and encouragement for religious educators. We offer a common forum where we can learn from and share with one another the great variety of skills and depth of knowledge, which we, together, possess

LREDA promotes the religious growth and learning of people of all ages and advocates for and supports religious educators and the field of liberal religious education.

LREDA:  helps disseminate program ideas, resources, and leadership training materials; provides assistance and encouragement for all persons responsible for Unitarian Universalist religious education programming; serves in a consultative and advisory capacity to the Unitarian Universalist Association Departments of Faith Development (formerly Religious Education) and Ministry and Professional Leadership; and articulates the philosophy, curriculum, and methodology of liberal religious education.

LREDA advocates on behalf of its members for the application of the Guidelines for Professional Religious Educators in congregations.

LREDA strives to be a welcoming and anti-racist organization and affirms a wide diversity of people within its membership. 

LREDA provides guidance to liberal religious educators and to the congregations they serve

LREDA organizes an annual Fall Conference

LREDA arranges workshops and lectures at GA , including the prestigious Fahs Lecture .

LREDA administers a grant for congregations that are committed to reaching fair compensation guidelines for religious educators

LREDA has recently established the LREDA Endowment, with a goal of raising at least $250,000 with pledges and gifts over the next several years. Income from the Endowment could fund publications, lectures, innovative continuing education, programming and research on the horizons of religious education.

LREDA has recently established the LREDA Scholarship fund to provide resources for educators to attend LREDA events.

LREDA-sponsors the group LARGE for Religious Educators serving large congregations LARGE meets for an add-on day following the Fall Conference to discuss the unique needs of working in large congregations, providing religious educators with new resources and ideas to implement in their congregations.

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