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Creativity is exponential. When people play off one another’s ideas and create new programs, they experience the joy of interconnection and purpose. Such synergy is an amazing experience, but it’s not easy to create the conditions to produce that kind of creative interchange.
By Renee Ruchotzke | October 5, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Change & Conflict, Leadership Development -
The West Shore UU Church in Rocky River, Ohio has been experimenting with different circle formats (e.g. World Café, Peace Circles). One of their board members, Brian Gardner, was inspired and wrote the following theological reflection on the process:
September 28, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community -
Although humans can’t gather at church, stuffed animals still can! Plan your own stUUfieCON!
Summary | By Jenni Papp | September 21, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Multigenerational Faith Development -
We are layers and layers of stories passed down by our ancestors. Our stories are made from struggles and joys that have made us resilient. These stories need to be shared, because by sharing our stories we have the power to change the things that we feel are unjust and to keep hope alive.
By Sana Saeed | September 14, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: UUA Districts & Regions, UUA Staff -
We are a group of UU Youth from around the US, who have come together with the goal of creating a platform to let youth and youth groups of our faith connect nationally.
September 7, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development -
This week we have an interview with Sharon Edmond, UU Congregation of Cleveland’s (UUCC) Event Coordinator talking about their recent Service Auction. In the interview Sharon details how they switched from an in person to an online format, what changes they made, and what they learned, and what...
August 24, 2020 | From Better Together -
As we move into the new normal, we have a chance to find models of community and connection that reflect our vision of who we are.
By Renee Ruchotzke | August 10, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community -
We recognize our interdependence - and we feel it even more poignantly in the midst of the isolation of the global pandemic. We need one another. We need ways to reach out and strengthen relationships, fostering more neighborly interactions and support systems. We need a village.
By Michelle Buhite | July 27, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in Congregations -
I see commercials sometimes that refer to these as “uncertain times”. I don’t know. I think things are becoming pretty certain. I think it’s pretty certain that we’re suffering, pretty certain that our neighbors and families are sick and dying, pretty certain that we’ll be living in...
By Megan Foley | July 13, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Leadership Development -
Have you heard? There’s a new group at MVUC! Arts for Mother Earth. We’re an active branch of the Climate Action Team, an award-winning environmental initiative that is now long term.
By Mt Vernon Unitarian Church, Alexandria, VA | June 29, 2020 | From Better Together