We see them under our coffee cups at social hour. They are the little people darting around our kneecaps. Or they are the teenagers and young adults lurking on the edges of our congregational gatherings. We see them but we don’t always have much to do with them, busy as we are with our own…

When visitors come through our doors most of us are pretty good about making them a nametag, introducing them around, and making sure they know where coffee hour is held. But once they become members, sometimes we’re a little less sure of how to relate to them….

At the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, VA (664 members), the joke about the annual service auction is that if it weren’t for the auction none of the members would have a social life. …

Q. Our congregation is growing steadily and one of the most significant aspects of our growth is the addition of many young parents. To make it easier for them to participate we provide child care for most church functions. It costs money, of course, and some members feel the parents should be…

If you get “the call,” from a smooth, but insistent made-for-radio-or-TV voice asking you, as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) leader, for an instant comment, you need to be prepared….

At First Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church, Columbus, OH (485 members), the revelation came when a member who uses a wheelchair couldn’t get up on the platform for a birthday recognition….

Q. We just had our annual meeting and we were barely able to declare a quorum at the start of the meeting. The same was true at a special meeting we held earlier this year. By the time we got around to voting I’m sure we had lost our quorum. I find it a little disappointing. How do other…

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. —Thomas Edison Monthly work parties are an institution for most Unitarian Universalists (UU) congregations, necessary to keep the grass cut, the buildings painted, and the bathrooms shined up . But getting…

Could your bathrooms pass the sniff test? How you answer that and related questions can make all the difference when visitors decide whether your church is worth a second look. When Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations think about attracting visitors the very next thought is often of…

How many of these vignettes sound like your congregation? At your last annual meeting, twenty-seven of your 181 adult members showed up. The budget and a proposal to hire a part-time bookkeeper couldn’t be considered for lack of a quorum….