Moving from full-time to part-time ministry asks the minister and congregation to consider renegotiating things that don’t neatly divide. Here is a suggested process based on mutuality and consent.

There are times when a congregation needs to adjust their commitment to professional ministry in reducing hours. Here are some considerations from one of our small congregation program consultants.

If there was ever a time that you needed to trust that your religious leaders were making the best choices they could make, that time is now.

Working on a staff team can be complicated, especially in a Unitarian Universalist congregation where different groups and individuals have varying levels of authority and power.

What if you invested only in things that made a better world? What are the risks if you don’t do that? What if we could liberate money to be used as a tool for love?

I often go to bed during this pandemic wondering if my heart can hurt anymore. Then I wake up and see the news and my heartache continues. I wonder what to say to my children. What do I say to my little one, versus what I say to my teens about the state of our country?...

In March of 2020, as COVID-19 was taking hold, the Office of Church Staff Finances offered recommendations to congregations regarding staffing and finances through June. Now, in early June, we have issued a comprehensive memo with updated guidance: Staffing and Finances for July and Beyond. This...

A guide congregational leaders in recruiting, hiring, supporting, and transitioning professional music and religious education leaders.

One way UU congregations live our values is through our Safe Congregations committees and policies to create a safer and more welcoming community for all. Visit the Safe Congregations pages for complete information. Below are some particular areas to pay attention to during online programming for...

In April of this year, in Washington DC, my Aunt Mae learns that she has to fight an aggressive cancer that is overtaking her blood system. She is shipped to a low-standard hospital, rather than to the better hospital closer to her home.

We're living through complicated times. Let your staff know that you value them. Support them well!

Before the pandemic began, the Oberlin, OH UU Fellowship and the Olmsted, OH UU Congregation collaborated on a monthly book group, reading fiction and nonfiction, religious, spiritual, secular, whatever called to our hearts and minds. Some of it was kind of heavy (e.g., The Sixth...

Are you a newly elected Congregational Board member? Are you wanting to refresh your Board skills? Does your board need to rethink how to be a board in a virtual environment? Then this is your webinar!

Learn how to use discernment circle practices for complex decisions in your committees and teams.

Build your experience in having deep conversation in a virtual format utilizing Circle Process. If you are leading any kind of virtual group discussion, this webinar is for you! Presented by Nancy Combs-Morgan and Phil Lund

Our OWL team strongly recommends that OWL programming be postponed until it can be done in person.

But what if you’re called on to stage a full congregational meeting, with formal debate on motions followed by auditable voting? Here's a robust sample procedure manual!

When his brother died of COVID-19, Mark Hicks helped to plan a meaningful memorial for his family. This is his story.

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.

Moving meaningful small group interactions such as covenant groups or chalice circles, to an online format will require intentionality. Here are some practices to get you started.