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Congregational polity is not fundamentally about autonomy or protecting individuals from spiritual coercion. This understanding repels healthy people, weakens connections among churches, and perpetuates widespread suspicion about leadership....

This workshop guides you in (re)building your website's content and structure with low-cost, high–performance tools from WordPress and the UUA.

Many of our "solid" congregations noticed a drop-off in giving that was not a result of a drop-off of membership during the past two or three years. We don't have much data (the trend is too new) but we do have some anecdotal information that seems to align with greater generational shifts....

Conformance Guidelines The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) aims for the highest level of conformance on UUA.org with the following guidelines: The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.

As we re-imagine how to do the work of a congregation, we need to take into account that younger folks (and by "younger" I mean people under 50) are wary of making commitments without fully understanding the implications.  These people want to feel like they are making  a contribution that...

We will look at a number of theme-based church models and discuss how we can tweak those models to fit our own settings. Our focus will be practical, not just theoretical.

Let me share a fable of two congregations. ...

Congregations should be good stewards of their members’ time as well as their financial gifts. Learn how to make the most of your in-person time together.

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Understanding power dynamics can help church leaders deal with bullying and other disruptive behavior.

Our websites are where we tell the world who we are, what we do, and why it matters.

Smaller congregations in many denominations are struggling to survive. This doesn't mean they are necessarily "doing church" badly. But it does mean they need to do church differently. Intuiting this need, church leaders often begin gearing up for a strategic planning process....

It usually starts with one person with the beginning of an audacious idea.  It has enough form so that others can visualize the possibilities.  It also has enough open possibilities that others can see where they can bring their creativity and energy to help co-create it.  And woven...

During Magical Mail Month, you might send notes to congregants you haven’t seen in a while just to check in, thank you notes, or invitations to community members to join you in worship or other events.

What does it mean to be a member in a congregation? How much can we ask of members?  I believe that membership should signify a commitment to the congregation and it's mission as expressed by the Rev. Michael Piazza. ...

Why should congregations consider theme-based ministry (TBM)? Depth, Community, Collaboration, and Resilience!

In dealing with adapt… challenges (e.g. changing demographics or attitudes toward religious institutions) congregational leaders can learn some wisdom from the old folktale about the 7 Blind Men and the Elephant. Each of the men could feel a part of the creature, and each came up with his own...

Multigenerational ministry can be practiced in a number of ways, and we have identified best practices to include youth in the work of the Association.

It's the beginning of the year, and Ministerial Search Committees have just received a list of names of ministers who are interested in learning more about their congregation. Savvy Search Committees know that they are looking for a good match, not a perfect candidate, and the best way to find a...