Building Resilience with Spiritual Grounding and Soul Care
During troubled times, we are called to be prophetic, but we need to ground ourselves to keep our balance and foster resilience.
This collection has been curated to support the Community Resilience Hub.
Resources for Worship and Vigils
Faith Made Strong: A Centering Worship for Troubled Times
By Rosemary Bray McNatt, Mariela Pérez-Simons, Jules Taylor
Originally designed for the Safety Conference Threats from Without, Care from Within, this short worship service recording offers a time of refuge and centering during troubled times. View it alone or as a group.
Words of Resilience for Spiritual Grounding
A worship collection calling upon our individual and collective resilience for troubled times.
Growing Democracy: Our Collective Power
A worship collection celebrating democracy as a promise and a practice
Spiritual Grounding
Spiritual Practices for Challenging Moments
By Elizabeth Nguyen
In our challenging justice work, we can bring our spiritual and religious wisdom—the words, songs, prayers, and embodied practices—to build resilience.
A Call to Faith in Turbulent Times: Small Group Ministry
By Marta I. Valentín
4-session Small Group Ministry: Engage with moral questions that compel many of us to explore what our faith commitments and values require of us.
UUCSJ Study Guide for Cross-Cultural Engagement
This guide helps illuminate the particular lenses we all wear, based on race, class, ability, gender, culture, place and the many other social identities that impact and define our experiences.
Pastoral and Other Soul Care
Lay Spiritual Care Training
By UUA Credentialing and Professional Development, Ministries and Faith Development
Companioning one another spiritually is one of the most important ministries of a faith community. This two-part training has been created for non-ordained congregational leaders.
LGBTQ+ Youth Survival Guide: 2024 and Beyond
By Nico Van Ostrand, Ember Kelley , Mylo Way
LGBTQ+ people are under attack; we need to be prepared to fight for ourselves and each other. Together, we have what we need to survive. Here are some resources for community care and mutual aid.