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  • With unfortunate regularity, we hear heart-breaking stories of how honest and important debates in congregational life descend into nasty fights. Often, those in congregations where this happens express bewilderment that a fight could erupt. I too am bewildered, but my bewilderment is different....
    By Ian Evison, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | September 25, 2017 | From LeaderLab
  • Larry Ladd shares his wisdom from years of consulting with not-for-profit boards.
    Video | By Larry Ladd | September 15, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governing Boards
  • Congregational boards hold the authority and responsibility for the congregation as an institution, as designated in the bylaws.
    Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke, Larry Ladd | September 15, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governing Boards
  • Congregational leaders today are facing challenges that have no easy answers or quick fixes. Developing practices that enable the congregation to use its collective wisdom to experiment with different ideas and approaches....
    Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | September 13, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Change & Conflict, Leadership Development
  • Policies and procedures are a way of telling future boards “this is our best thinking and guidance on this subject.” 
    Leader Resource | By Congregational Life | June 8, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governing Boards, Governance for Congregations
  • Bylaws guide the congregation’s board in governing by articulating board structure and key fiduciary committees and processes for key decision-making.
    Leader Resource | By Congregational Life | June 8, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • Become more informed about and more comfortable with neuro-diversity (autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia, ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc) so that we can more fully live into a practice of radical welcome. With Linette Lowe(2015).
    Webinar | By MidAmerica Region of the UUA | September 1, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Healthy Behavior, Hospitality, Disability & Accessibility
  • Learn how to provide paths to leadership in your congregation,to identify potential leaders and to equip them for service in your congregation. (2016).
    Webinar | By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | September 1, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership in Congregations, Shared Ministry Teams, Leadership Development
  • Faith traditions are all in a time of transition and the UU faith is no exception. As we struggle to consider what our faith will look like in the world of congregations and beyond, let us come together to consider some new perspectives on the traditional ideas of membership. In this webinar, we...
    Webinar | By Marie Luna, Tandi Rogers | September 1, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership in Congregations, Path to Leadership, Membership Growth & Outreach
  • The opportunity is great in our congregations for rumors, miscommunication, gossip and, of course, conflict. Examine the barriers to open communication processes and will explore ways in which lay and ministerial leaders can open up channels of communication and create transparent systems where...
    Webinar | By Mark Bernstein, Central East Region of the UUA | August 31, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Covenant, Healthy Behavior, Communication
  • In many congregations, meetings are considered a necessary evil.  It doesn't have to be that way.  Learn spiritual and practical ideas for running efficient, effective and faith-based meetings
    Webinar | By Mark Bernstein, Central East Region of the UUA | June 7, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Effective Meetings, Governing Boards, Communication
  • Smooth and efficient meetings require planning, structure, transparency and practice!  It takes a lot of practice to be a good facilitator. Even more importantly, good facilitators don't go it alone--they ask other leaders to take on different roles to keep the meeting on schedule and on topic.
    Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | June 7, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Effective Meetings, Governing Boards, Communication
  • Learn how to tell a story that a multigenerational audience will enjoy and remember! Learn storytelling structures and techniques, basic mime skills, memorization tips, and how to project.
    Webinar | By Central East Region of the UUA | June 7, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Multigenerational Faith Development, Shared Ministry Teams, Worship
  • Vibrant congregations in today's world live out of a sense of core mission or purpose. Twenty-first leaders need to find ways to embed that mission into all parts of congregational life. This workshop will provide strategies to help your congregation focus its development of leaders and congregants...
    Webinar | By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 28, 2012 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governing Boards, Mission/Vision/Planning, Leadership Development
  • A brief overview of how to budget for ministry. For more detailed information visit the UUA Office of Church Staff Finances or download Ministerial Compensation 101: A Basic Primer (PDF).
    Video | By Renee Ruchotzke, UUA Office of Church Staff Finances, Ministries and Faith Development | June 2, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Support for Ministers
  • Learn how triangulated communication increases unhealthy conflict in congregations, and how to avoid and untangle triangulated conversations. Pacific Western Region (2016).
    Webinar | By James Kubal-Komoto, Pacific Western Region of the UUA | June 2, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior
  • Learn from Rev. Julie Taylor, a member of the UU Trauma Response Ministry, and Rev. Lisa Presley, MidAmerica Staff person and responder, as they discuss what a congregation can, and should do, to prepare themselves for disasters, whether natural or human caused.
    Webinar | By Lisa Presley, Julie Taylor, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 14, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Safety and Staffing in Congregations, Trauma and Disaster Response
  • Congregational budget-makers frequently divide into two camps that approach the task in different ways. The first camp is likely to include children of the Great Depression, experts in finance, elementary school teachers, and persons anxious about their own money situation....
    Leader Resource | By Dan Hotchkiss | March 20, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governing Boards, Finance for Congregations, Leadership Development
  • When you understand the purpose of governance and what it needs to be effective, your work as a board becomes much clearer. 
    Video | By Dan Hotchkiss | March 16, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governing Boards, Governance for Congregations
  • Is your congregation being held hostage? Is there a troublesome personality who tries to get his or her own way by withholding money, by loud assertive behavior, or by misusing Joys and Concerns?...
    Audio Recording | By Donald E. Skinner | June 23, 2005 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe Congregations

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