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Based on the theology of Creative Interchange, this training is for teams who have the honor of co-creating meaning while shaping the worship experience of the congregation.Training | By Erika Hewitt | September 13, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips
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Every relationship is an ongoing story that unfolds between people.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | June 28, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Brokenness, Connections, Forgiveness, Healing, Relationships, Worship
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What’s your most memorable story about getting lost? What do you remember about finding your way home?Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | March 15, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Connections, Despair, Direct Experience, Home, Hope, Humanism, Journey, Searching, Worship
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Celebrate 100 Years of the Flower Ceremony! The first Flower Ceremony was held in Prague, in June 2023, led by Rev. Norbert Čapek.Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt | January 17, 2023 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Flower Communion, Unitarianism, Worship Tips
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Of all the things "faith" can mean, to me it means believing in us.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | November 9, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Choice, Democracy, Living Our Faith, Power, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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If you’re trying to build a worship service that's anti-racist and decenters whiteness, you start in one spot.Leader Resource | By JeKaren Olaoya, Erika Hewitt | September 2, 2022 | From WorshipLabTagged as: #WidenTheCircle, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, Worship Tips
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We are mourning the dead and fighting for the living. We're singing for joy and striving for meaning.Prayer | By Erika Hewitt | December 14, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Mystery, Purpose, Wonder, WorshipWeb, Worship
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I need to celebrate our human family, whose power and potential shimmer against the backdrop of deep time, because we aren’t at our best right now.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | October 13, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Awe, Humanism, Science, Wonder, Worship
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Church is for helping people stay human in the face of inhumane circumstances.Audio Recording | By Erika Hewitt, Elizabeth Stevens | August 2, 2021 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Brokenness, Disaster or Crisis, Presence, Self-Care, Trauma, Worship Tips
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When we learn to dismantle the markers and habits of white supremacy in our worship life, we get free together.Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt, Julica Hermann de la Fuente | July 30, 2021 | From WorshipLabTagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Equity, Justice, Worship Tips
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May I have the wisdom to be curious when I find myself grumbling about “them.”Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | April 7, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: #COVID19, 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Conflict, Conscience, Healing, Humanism, Integrity, Relationships, Secular, Self-Respect, Worship
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To be a Unitarian Universalist means we’ll never be done with the work.Chalice Lighting | By Erika Hewitt | November 9, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Community, Covenant, Identity, Living Our Faith, Purpose, Seven Principles, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, Universalism
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I feel disoriented when I’m in a new place or situation and can’t figure out whether the rules are real or imaginary.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | October 7, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Direct Experience, Interdependence, Limitations, Living Our Faith, Secular, Self-Respect, Worship
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The chalice, as a symbol of Unitarian Universalism, arose as a beacon of hope in an atmosphere of tyranny. The chalice arose as a sign of promise that the marginalized would neither be forgotten nor ignored, because they are beloved and precious from the perspective of the Holy. This morning, we...Chalice Lighting | By Erika Hewitt | August 5, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Freedom, Generations, History, Hope, Oppression, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Wholeness
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The most life-giving coping strategy—for me—is to attune to a voice calmer and wiser than mine, and allow that seeking to be its own expression of faith.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | July 22, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Calling, Direct Experience, Discernment, Faith, Letting Go, Listening, Presence, Searching, Spiritual Practice
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Please note that these selections are intended to ease our collective transition into the sometimes confusing world of online worship. They're shared in the spirit of supplementing your existing resources and should not be interpreted or used to justify decreasing the wages or positions of...By Erika Hewitt | March 21, 2020 | From WorshipLab
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Many Unitarian Universalist congregations and communities are choosing to livestream their worship services during the pandemic so that members can connect to their faith community at a familiar time. Creating online worship—whether it's live or recorded—involves a series of learning curves,...Webinar | By Erika Hewitt | March 18, 2020 | From WorshipLabTagged as: #COVID19
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In this community, we hold hope close. We don’t always know what comes next, but that cannot dissuade us. We don’t always know just what to do, but that will not mean that we are lost in the wilderness. We rely on the certainty beneath, the foundation of our values and ethics. —Rev. Theresa I.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | March 11, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: #COVID19, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Caring, Community, Direct Experience, Disaster or Crisis, Fear, Humanism, Interdependence, Leadership, Relationships, Responsibility, Secular
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Vibrant, thriving congregations arise from a meaningful worship life—which is based on the presence & energy that its leaders bring to worship. In this post, we’ll explore practices and skills that empower worship leaders to strengthen and deepen worship. Beginning Assumptions When people are in...Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt | February 26, 2020 | From WorshipLab
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We can be cheerleaders for simple joys (even when we don't share them) and compassionate about the fact that we’re all just trying to survive.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | November 6, 2019 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Arrogance, Beauty, Direct Experience, Discernment, Humanism, Joy, Secular, Self-Care, Self-Respect
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