As Unitarian Universalists recently affirmed seven Shared Values that define our faith, this series explored each one, using a podcast episode from a diverse list of pods as the "text" to generate thought, discussion and learning together.

As Unitarian Universalists recently affirmed seven Shared Values that define our faith, this series explored each one, using a podcast episode from a diverse list of pods as the "text" to generate thought, discussion, and learning together.

This church year, a small group of leaders and religious professionals from New England congregations gathered together as the Contexts Learning Community. We had a shared interest in exploring more deeply what is happening to church attendance and participation, especially amongst younger people...

Design and lead your own retreat with some help from us.

It will be Love that leads the course of healing for First Parish. A Love that will hold space for tears, for fear, for outrage and betrayal. A Love that will encourage (a word whose derivation is ‘to make strong’) the congregation toward not just healing, but growth.

More information about the New England Region UUA's Approach to Ministerial Startups

Summer’s coming! Kick off those flip-flops and slather on the SPF! We’ve got five surefire tips to get more out of your congregational life this summer!

The New England Region of the UUA welcomes our newest part-time Congregational Life Staff member, Heather Janules!

What is bringing you JOY? How can we make things EASIER for you? Last month, we focused on the first question. This other question - how can your congregation make things easier for you? - is both powerful and in a way, countercultural.

The New England Region of the UUA is excited to share the news that has joined our team this spring as full time Congregational Life Field Staff!

What is bringing you JOY? How can we make things EASIER for you? What good questions for all of us. Whether we are parents, children, youth, or elders; whether we are long-time engaged volunteers, or occasional worship-goers, trust me-your congregation wants to know the answers to these questions.

The practice of Tending Our Tradition asks us to be stewards of Unitarian Universalism by bringing forward what remains liberatory and life-giving from our past while addressing the harms that have also been part of our story.

All the resources and materials from the gatherings of the Liberating Practices Learning Community.

We are thrilled to introduce Art Nava, the newest member of our team, who comes with an impressive background and a history of dedicated service to congregations. Some of you may already know Art through his extensive involvement in our Peer Facilitators program, having been a part of the program...

Love is the doctrine of this church….Love is the spirit of this place….We Side with Love…

NER Monthly Newsletter Archives

For those of you not embroiled in this particular time of year known as search season, now is when many of your sibling congregations have compiled their “records” to be shared with candidating ministers. It is a busy time of collating months of conversation and inward reflection about the...

We are a species wired for connection, for collaboration, for community; various fields of study have affirmed and documented this. But when did you know it? Maybe you were fortunate to grow up in a country, a culture, a church, a home where community was as central an element as water and air....

What practices move us toward liberation in our congregations? What practices deepen our collective commitment to beloved community within the congregation and in the world around us? No individual person or single congregation has all the answers to these questions, but when we explore them...