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When people ask me, “What is a Jubilee training?” I try to describe an experience of a similar shift in thinking. The workshop shines a light on the ways cultural and institutional racism operate in American culture.
By Renee Ruchotzke | October 4, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Anti-Racism -
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 TogetherTagged as: Governance for Congregations -
What is Faithify? It is the crowdfunding for UU projects. Think of it as GoFundMe for UUs. Or Chalice Lighters on steroids. Faithify is a crowdfunding site where passionate people INSPIRE, UNITE, and FUND Unitarian Universalist ministries.
September 20, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Fundraising for Congregations, Outreach & Marketing, Social Justice -
We had about a minute in, when, June? when we in congregations thought we were on the path to pandemic freedom. I don’t know about you but I definitely was imagining A Return To Normal Church.
By Megan Foley | September 13, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: #COVID19, Change & Conflict, Leadership Development, Support and Caring in Congregations -
This summer has seen a number of natural disasters that have affected millions of individuals and some of our congregations.
By Beth Casebolt | September 6, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Trauma and Disaster Response -
This week we offer this blog post by our New England Region Colleague, Wren Bellavance-Grace. September is County Fair season in much of New England. In our UU congregations, September is alsoIngathering time; water communion time; returning-to-church-time after far-flung summers laden with small...
By Wren Bellavance-Grace | August 25, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Change -
There are youth here. And young adults. And adults. Children. We’re all here. None of us solely the future or the past. All of us in the present. We are all bridging tonight. Into a world where there are 8 principles of Unitarian Universalism and we live them all in our daily lives.
July 26, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community, Youth Ministry -
When I think about covenant making, I think of Kintsugi.
By Sana Saeed | July 12, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community, Covenant -
Do you know about the UUA's Disaster Relief Fund? This fund was created to help congregations who need assistance in times of disaster. The fund assists congregations who have experience floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, severe winter storms or any other disaster....
June 27, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Covenant -
Whether you are reminiscing about Summer Institutes of the past, or looking forward to Summer Institute 2022 at California University in PA, this summer's CERSI 2021 is just the thing to bridge that gap!
June 21, 2021 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community