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As congregations prepare for a new church year, newly elected officers will be taking up responsibilities on governing boards. Here are ten tips to help that work go smoothly, courtesy of the Rev. Ian Evison, Congregational Services director for the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Central…
By Donald E. Skinner | August 1, 2012 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development -
When the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta created a new volunteer/community building program called http://www.uuca.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/March_Newsletter_WEB-201… in Service, organizers wanted a way to promote it and inspire friends and members to participate. That’s how…
By Donald E. Skinner | May 10, 2012 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Communication, Governance for Congregations, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, UU History -
When a Unitarian Universalist (UU) group began to form in 2009 in suburban Cincinnati it wasn’t long before its members decided it needed a name. They thought about naming the new congregation for the town where they met, but then they opted for something different. “We noticed all these…
By Donald E. Skinner | February 14, 2012 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Facilities Management, Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations -
When a congregation wants to add a new program, what are some helpful strategies?
Leader Resource | By Donald E. Skinner | February 1, 2012 (reviewed May 2024) | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Communication, Congregational Administration, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations -
When the Rev. Barbara Meyers began a mental health ministry at the Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship in Fremont, Calif., in 2005 it was the only one. Not anymore….
By Donald E. Skinner | November 1, 2011 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Disability & Accessibility, Membership in Congregations, Multiculturalism, Support and Caring in Congregations -
This past summer the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NY, produced a video, “Coming Home,” for its homecoming weekend September 10–11. The 4:09-minute video, a combination rap/music production, captivated the congregation and garnered a lot of attention across the Unitarian Universalist…
By Donald E. Skinner | October 11, 2011 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Communication -
At All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Okla., the theme for the month of January is “Creation.” In February the theme shifts to “Religious Authority.” When March comes around “Redemption” will be taken up. Going out further, Senior Minister the Rev. Marlin Lavanhar knows what themes he…
By Donald E. Skinner | January 1, 2011 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Music in Worship, Professional Development for Religious Educators -
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 -
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: Governance for Congregations, Membership in Congregations