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The Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of Davis, CA, wanted to find a way six years ago to do two things: Create a worship service that focused on children in worship, and do it in a way that allowed them to move around....
By Donald E. Skinner | January 1, 2011 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Music in Worship -
Is it worth the risk to try something new on Sunday morning? Absolutely, says the Rev. Erika Hewitt. So do the Revs. Mark Belletini and Wayne Arnason. Hewitt, Belletini, and Arnason shared worship experiences at two workshops at General Assembly 2010 in June, and InterConnections All three talked...
By Donald E. Skinner | August 1, 2010 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Music in Worship, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality -
The Rev. Krista Taves believes children belong in worship. With adults. For more than 15 minutes. And for the past three years that’s what has happened at the 100-member Emerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel in Ellisville, MO, a suburb of St. Louis. For fully the first half of every service, all...
By Donald E. Skinner | March 1, 2010 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Music in Worship -
One of the first things that visitors see when they walk into the building of the Westside Unitarian Universalist (UU) Congregation in Seattle is Westside’s Covenant of Right Relations. The covenant, a set of guidelines designed to create “a welcoming, respectful, safe, and vibrant spiritual...
By Donald E. Skinner | June 9, 2009 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Governance for Congregations -
Q: We’re doing some housecleaning at church and we have a question about how long we should be keeping our legal and financial records. Is there a recommended time period that a church should hang onto its financial records? A: This is something each organization needs to decide on its own, says...
By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2009 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Records & Security, UU History, Congregational Administration, Governance for Congregations -
Installing a new kitchen range or remodeling your congregation’s kitchen space? Be aware that you may be required to add a range hood with fire suppression features. That’s what the Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden, CT, found when it redid its converted farmhouse. Such hoods have long...
By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2009 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Facilities Management, Crisis Planning in Congregations -
What do you do when two Sunday services are not enough? That’s the situation Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship in Appleton, WI (599 members), faced in 2001. Despite two services, the sanctuary and religious education classes were still too full. “We take seriously the rule that...
Leader Resource | By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2009 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach -
Is the glass half full or half empty? Does economic uncertainty bring only problems, or could it also bring opportunities? Those are questions facing all of us in congregations this fall as markets fluctuate and members see their savings, and maybe even their jobs, in jeopardy....
Leader Resource | By Donald E. Skinner | December 15, 2008 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Finance for Congregations -
Wildfires in California, hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, tornadoes and severe flooding in the Midwest. Is it nature as usual, or is it climate change? Whichever it is, storms seem to be increasing in severity and frequency, and that’s a good reason for congregations to make sure their insurance...
By Donald E. Skinner | September 26, 2008 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Facilities Management, Crisis Planning in Congregations, Finance for Congregations, Governance for Congregations -
Sue Parilla, Jefferson Unitarian Church’s (JUC; Golden, CO) volunteer coordinator, helps people find places to connect within the church. “I ask them, ‘What’s missing in your life? What would you like to do here? You came here for a reason. What is it?’” She keeps profiles on each new...
By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2008 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Facilities Management, Membership in Congregations, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Congregational Administration, Membership Growth & Outreach, Support and Caring in Congregations