No Minister? No Worries! The UUA Offers Resources for Lay-Led Congregations

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When you are depending on volunteers to care for your congregation, you will want to keep your ministry manageable, and provide relevant training for those providing the programming.

Below you can find support and resources for lay-led congregations.

Less Is More: Keep Church Simple
From LeaderLab

10/7/2022 — Learning to let go and do less can be helpful as we focus on the quality of community and programs rather than quantity.
Pastoral Care Essentials for Lay-Led Congregations
From LeaderLab

Lay pastoral care expands the caring ministry of your congregation, and enables leaders to deepen their faith development and spiritual leadership.
Staffing Essentials for Lay-Led Congregations
From LeaderLab

11/04/2022 — When a congregation has no clear head-of-staff, the board needs to ensure that good staffing and supervision practices are in place.
Worship Essentials for Lay-Led Congregations
From LeaderLab

11/18/2022 — Keep worship from being a challenge for the lay-led congregation. You can make creating worship services less taxing and more satisfying.
Stories Shared By Lay-Led Congregations
From LeaderLab

Sharing stories and learning from each other’s experiments — whether successful or not — is one of the best ways for congregations to support one another.