Congregational Partnerships and Multisite Ministry
Part of Congregational Life Cycles
Building the Architecture of Our Interdependence!
…because we are better together!
Multisite involves two or more congregations or covenanted communities sharing staff, programming, and mission to have greater impact and reach than any of them could have on their own.
- It can be a way to grow a congregation without adding on to a building or increasing parking
- It can extend Unitarian Universalism into new area
- It can be a way to fully support small congregations that lack adequate resources on their own for worship, religious education, and social justice.
In This Section
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What Is Multisite Ministry?From LeaderLab
Explore models of sharing resources in service of Unitarian Universalism
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The Theological Grounding of Multisite MinistryFrom LeaderLab
As Unitarian Universalists (UUs), we believe that the sacred and the power of grace arises from the interdependent web of which we all are a part….
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Ways for Congregations to PartnerFrom LeaderLab
Branch and Campus (sometimes called “satellite”) models are the most common. They emerge as a congregation grows another site (campus) or reaches out to an existing congregation to offer support (branch). A “hub church” anchors the network, offering support to sister communities or creating a new…
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Possibilities of Partnership
Darcey Elizabeth Hegvik Laine, Douglas Taylor
From LeaderLabCurious about how a congregational partnership might work for you? These stories about partnerships among UU congregations may inspire you!
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