Kansas City 2018
General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. General Assembly 2018 (June 20-24) took place in Kansas City, MO, and online.
On-Demand Video, Transcripts, and Workshop Materials
Coverage includes on-demand video and text captured from the live-captioners for major events, and handouts or other presentation materials for workshops.
Workshop presenters may submit materials to web@uua.org; do not submit copyrighted materials unless you own the copyright and grant the UUA the right to reproduce them without restriction.
Worship
- Thursday Morning Worship: Presente
Video and Script - Service of the Living Tradition: Sounding the Call
Video and Script - Friday Morning Worship: Choosing the Better Part
Video and Script - Synergy Bridging Worship
Video and Script - Saturday Morning Worship: Frayed? Not!
Video and Script - Sunday Morning Worship: No Time for Casual Faith
Video and Script - Closing Celebration: Hold On
Video and Script
Ware Lecture
Public Witness
Business
- Welcoming Celebration and General Session I
Video and Script - General Session II
Video and Script - Business Mini-Assembly 1
Video - Business Mini-Assembly 2
Video - Proposed Congregational Study/Action Issues Mini-Assembly
Video - General Session III
Video and Script - General Session IV
Video and Script - General Session V
Video and Script - Candidates Forum
Video - General Session VI
Discussion Prompts - General Session VII
Video and Script - General Session VIII
Video and Script
Workshops
Faith Formation
Lay Leadership
- Made, Not Born: Cultivating Leaders in Our Congregations
Video, Slides, and Resources - Dealing with Difficult Behavior in the Congregation
Workshop Slides - Board Development for These Times
Slides, Video, Handout
Outreach
Racial Justice
Staffing Practices
- Congregations as Employers: Putting Values into Practice
Workshop Slides
Social Justice
- Advancing Racial Equity Through Impact Investing
Workshop Slides - Called to the Intersections of Justice
Video - Why Truth Comes First In “Truth and Reconciliation”
Video
Poster Sessions
Posters on various topics were available for viewing/discussing in the Exhibit Hall.
UU World Coverage
UU World provided timely reports and articles on their GA Blog, illustrated by some striking selections from their Photostream on Flickr. Follow @UUWorld on Twitter for up-to-the-minute UU news.
Association Business & Social Witness
General session coverage and social justice statements are published on GA 2018 Business & Social Witness. See also: Annual Reports, GA 2018, updates from the Commission on Social Witness: CSW Alerts, and Public Witness at General Assembly.
