Congregations & Leaders
Meet Your Field Staff!
We on your Congregational Life field staff are here to support you in your ministries, to guide you toward effective governance, to connect you with other congregations, to challenge you to be in covenantal relationships, and to companion you so that you feel known, cared for, heard, seen and affirmed as a member congregation of the UUA.
Congregational Life is made up of five regional field staff teams led by the Director of Congregational Life that work with district and regional boards to support the health and growth of congregations and other Unitarian Universalist communities.
Visit LeaderLab for tips, tools and resources for leaders and leadership development! Access trainings, guides, webinars and articles to help your congregation serve its mission in the world!
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More about UUA Programs that Support and Serve Congregations
Provide vital information for visitors, UU World magazine subscriptions for your members, and easy access to UUA support services.
Create a physically, sexually, and emotionally safer space for children and adults. Learn how to manage issues before an emergency strikes.
A library of resources and strategies to help your congregation address safety and other issues during a pandemic.
Resources and Tips
The UUA offers a Wordpress website template, along with tested tools and tips to help you communicate with both seekers and members.
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Ministry Energy Reboot
Renee Ruchotzke
From Better TogetherThe New Year can a be time to take stock of our lives and make adjustments to old habits, or set new goals in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s hard enough to do this as individuals – it’s even harder to do as congregations.
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Listening to Experience: Growing Congregations
UUA Congregational Life: Growth Strategies For Congregations Office, Thom Belote
From LeaderLabExcerpts from conversations between ministers of a dozen congregations that experienced significant growth in the early 2000s.
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Sexual Abuse by Clergy FAQsFrom LeaderLab
What is sexual abuse within the ministerial relationship? This article was originally published on the Faith Trust Institute by the Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune.