Leadership Level is an add-on to Advanced Level, so it is assumed that competency is met in the Advanced Level areas. The following two Leadership Level Core Competencies are required:

Educational Leadership & Leadership Development

Definition: Leading Unitarian Universalist faith development into the future as you embrace your power within the larger system.

Description: Demonstrated leadership in the wider Unitarian Universalist community

• Coherently and consistently apply professional knowledge
• Develop leaders
• Manage change
• Develop conflict skills

Scope of Knowledge and Skills

• Development in others of management and leadership skills
• Communications skills
• Change and conflict skills

• Leadership in the wider UU community
• Development of resources for effective use in faith development programs outside your own congregation or particular setting
• Demonstrated ability to apply coherent educational philosophy and best practices in educational leadership and leadership development
• Demonstrated integration of AR/AO/MC resources across all aspects of your position and responsibilities
• Ability to use various technologies and platforms to utilize modern resources.

Examples

• Serving in regional or national LREDA, UUA, or CUC leadership – REQUIRED
• Leading Faith Development trainings or workshops for colleagues beyond your own congregation or immediate setting
• Generating resources for the dissemination of helpful information or wisdom for Religious Educators or to further the practice of Faith Development
• Creating new curricula or Religious Education methodology for use in UU congregations or settings
• Designing curricula and programs for developing children, youth, and adults as leaders
• Attending or participating in leadership training or leadership school
• Establishing structures to develop volunteers to take ownership and leadership in the congregation, the Association, and/or community.
• Demonstrating a variety of ways to communicate, especially in cases of conflict or change

Liberal Theologies

“Knowing and teaching our diverse theological roots”

Scope of Knowledge and Skills

• Range of liberal theologies, of which Unitarian Universalism is only one (e.g. liberation theology, process theology, feminist theology, etc.)
• Methods for theological construction and reflection
• Nurtures theological diversity respectfully

Examples

• Sharing curriculum from other liberal theologies with youth or adults
• Creating lessons or curricula to explore other liberal theologies with children, youth, or adults