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This list includes every page or product with this tag from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts.

  • Books, training organizations, and other resources for congregations exploring Sociocracy.
    February 14, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
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  • The UUA doesn’t dictate any particular governance model, but congregations have historically explored new models in "waves."
    By Renee Ruchotzke | October 16, 2023 | From The Congregational Handbook
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
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  • Boards, especially in congregations with 100 or more members, find that delegating part of their fiduciary work to committees and/or task forces helps to free them up for big-picture and visionary discussions.
    Leader Resource | By Congregational Life | June 9, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
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  • Policies and procedures are a way of telling future boards “this is our best thinking and guidance on this subject.” 
    Leader Resource | By Congregational Life | June 8, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governing Boards, Governance for Congregations
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  • One of the most important keys to congregational health and vitality--along with a clear purpose--is a cohesive leadership team.
    Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | June 7, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Mission/Vision/Planning, Communication, Governance for Congregations
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  • Reflections on the transformational presidency of Susan Frederick-Gray.
    By Elaine McArdle | February 15, 2023 | From Life
    Tagged as: Leadership, UU History, Governance for Congregations
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  • Toward more inclusive and engaged decision-making with Sociocracy. This 12/3/2022 webinar recording offers an overview of Sociocracy and some real-life examples of it being used in UU congregations. This webinar was co-sponsored by Sociocracy for All. Some Theological Grounding for Sociocracy...
    Webinar | By Renee Ruchotzke | December 5, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
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  • Learn how Sociocracy can use the wisdom of the circle to help our congregations thrive by decentering unhelpful power structures.
    Webinar | By Renee Ruchotzke | September 23, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
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  • Last summer, East Shore UU Church in Kirtland, Ohio had just been through a very difficult year. Along with the continued challenges with the pandemic, they had to say goodbye to their developmental minister after 5 years. The search for a new minister ended in disappointmentLast summer, East Shore
    By Renee Ruchotzke | August 8, 2022 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Governance for Congregations, Support and Caring in Congregations
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  • How might our expectations about year-round berries impact our expectations around our church’s programming? Sometimes we see consumer expectations show up in our faith communities when it comes to Sunday services, religious exploration, and so on.
    By Renee Ruchotzke | November 1, 2021 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Covenant, Governance for Congregations
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  • The early emergence stage of the pandemic, followed by the ongoing threat of variants, has prompted rowdy and aggressive behavior in many areas of society (airplanes, ballparks). It is not surprising that some of this behavior has made its way into our congregational life.
    By Sharon Wylie | September 27, 2021 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
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  • Improve the quality of your process by taking time to create a shared understanding of all of the things that should be taken into consideration.
    By Renee Ruchotzke | March 6, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Communication, Governance for Congregations
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  • How can your small congregation keep your programs nimble and effective?
    Webinar | December 17, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations, Small Congregations
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  • Also known as Dynamic Governance. Books, Articles and Training for Decentralizing Leadership
    By Renee Ruchotzke | December 8, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #WidenTheCircle, Governance for Congregations
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  • What does it mean to develop systems that are accountable to expanding diversity, equity and inclusion? Structures that promote accountability are essential to maintaining progress over time, especially as the world is changing.
    Webinar | By Leslie Takahashi, Kim Hampton, Lucia Santini Field, Leon Spencer | September 14, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #WidenTheCircle, Governance for Congregations
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  • Paula Cole Jones introduced the notion of congregations as a Community of Communities to foster inclusion and diversity at last year’s Fahs Lecture. We’ll expand on how to introduce and begin practicing this new framing in your congregation.
    Webinar | By Paula Cole Jones, Renee Ruchotzke | September 14, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #WidenTheCircle, Building Community, Governance for Congregations
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  • Are you a newly elected Congregational Board member? Are you wanting to refresh your Board skills? Does your board need to rethink how to be a board in a virtual environment? Then this is your webinar!
    Webinar | By David Pyle, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | May 27, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governing Boards, Governance for Congregations
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  • Learn how to use discernment circle practices for complex decisions in your committees and teams.
    Training | By Renee Ruchotzke, Patricia Infante | May 23, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Effective Meetings, Governance for Congregations
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  • We go over the basics of how to have a congregational meeting on Zoom, including registration options, polling options, and security controls.
    Webinar | By MidAmerica Region of the UUA, Lisa Presley | May 3, 2020 | For Adults | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Effective Meetings, Governance for Congregations
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  • For our recent annual meeting, we utilized the Zoom polling feature to conduct the votes on the business. It worked well (once we sorted through some of the following complications), and it provided fast returns on the questions....
    By Lisa Presley | April 24, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Effective Meetings, Governance for Congregations
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