District Resources and Readers

• Building Effective Board in UU Congregations
• Boundary Crossing/Crossing Boundaries
• Committees on Ministry Resource Reader
• Notes from COM Workshop at the Annual Meeting
• Conflict Management and Systems Theory Bibliography - Compiled by Qiyamah A. Rahman, June, 2002
• Covenant Groups:  
  • Covenant Group Resource Packet, Prepared by the Thomas Jefferson District/UUA
  • A Covenant Group Source Book, Published by the Center for Community Values     
• Effective Group Facilitation (.pdf)
• How the TJD and UUA Work and What We Do (.pdf) - Denominational Affairs Manual
• Manners: Spiritual Politeness of Healthy Congregations
• Journey Toward Growth: District Transition from a Pastoral to Program Model
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Reorganization Committee
  • Chapter 2: TJD and UUA Demographics at a Glance
  • Chapter 3: General Size Theory Information
  • Chapter 4: District Dynamics
  • Chapter 5: Consulting Teams
  • Chapter 6: District Organizational Charts
  • Chapter 7: Basic Principles of Policy Governance
  • Chapter 8: General Assembly Workshop
• Taking Stock Evaluation Form
• When the Conflict is in My Congregation (.doc)

Building Effective Boards in UU Congregations  (.doc)

Developed by Qiyamah A. Rahman

• MS Word version (.doc ) PDF version (.pdf)
  
  
• Online version
  • Section I: Overview
  • Section II: Goals and Objectives
  • Section III: Board Orientation 101
  • Section IV: Board No No's
  • Section V: Board Culture
  • Section VI: Committees
  • Section VII: Board Retreat
  • Section VIII: Grievance and Organizational Structures for Reducing Conflict
  • Section IX: Evaluations
  • Section X: Handouts
  • Section XI: Exercises
  • Section XII: Board Manual Contents
  • Section XIII: Sample Board Orientation Agendas
  • Section XIV: Sample Training Supply List
  • Section XV: Board Resources