The UU Retired Ministers and Partners Association offers the UURMaPA Retirement Guide (PDF). It’s full of wisdom from the experience of dozens of retired ministers. It includes advice useful to ministers and partners contemplating retirement as well as those who have already retired.

Here are some excerpts:

• Several years before retirement, consider:
  • Where do I/we want to live?
  • What activities have I always wanted to do?
  • Is it important to me/us to continue doing some ministerial activities?
  • What do I anticipate my/our financial situation will be?
• How much notice should I give?
• What are the first couple of years like

Additional Resources

• Elderberries, the UURMaPA newsletter, is published four times a year and is full of news and information.
• The Jubilee Years: Embracing Clergy Retirement by Bruce Epperly (Alban Institute)
  Bringing together the fruits of conversations with more than 100 retired clergy, theological reflection, and spiritual practices, this text provides a way forward for clergy considering retirement and retired clergy.