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  • By using the policy-making process from Sociocracy, you can craft policies that are comprehensive, inclusive, and relational.
    Video | By Renee Ruchotzke | June 7, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • Board policies capture a thoughtful process of discernment that will help to guide future decision-making and actions.
    Video | By Renee Ruchotzke | June 7, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • The New England Region hosted a 90-minute webinar with a focus on summer camps hosted at UU congregations. Watch the recording to find out more about this important ministry to children and families.
    Webinar | By New England Region of the UUA | June 6, 2024 | For Families | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development
  • This training helps you create your behavioral covenant, communicate its importance to your congregation members, and strategize to make your covenant come alive in your congregation
    Training | By Safe Congregations Team | June 4, 2024 (reviewed June 2025) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Covenant, Healthy Behavior
  • It can be hard to maintain a level of staffing that meets your needs, fits your budget, and reflects your values. We offer resources and guidance.
    Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner | May 30, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Budgeting for Congregations
  • How do we share the love when our beloved high school aged youth grow up, cross that mythical bridge and become official adults? One simple and effective way to stay in relationship with our bridged young adults is through sending care packages their way!
    By Lifespan Faith Engagement | April 30, 2024 | From Youth Ministry
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Stories, resources, and practices shared by congregations in the spirit of creativity, group learning, and emerging practices. Consider sharing yours!
    Congregational Story | March 25, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Leadership Development
  • A 120 member congregation sets and meets a goal of a 20% pledge increase to bring their staff up to UUA compensation guidelines.
    Congregational Story | By Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalists, Cedar Falls, IA | March 15, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Stewardship for Congregations
  • The practice of self-descriptions creates a more accessible and inclusive space for participants who are blind or who have low-vision.
    By Gretchen Maune | March 15, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • Learn to work together to reinforce life-affirming and creative frameworks and use practical tools for welcoming and inclusion, connection and belonging, all as foundational to a membership journey in your congregation grounded in mutuality and consent.
    Training | By Congregational Life, Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals | March 15, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Worker classification is an important legal matter. Learn to determine which of your workers must be treated as employees versus who might be an independent contractor. Know the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and whether each of your employees is nonexempt or exempt.
    Leader Resource | By Sean Griffin, Jan Gartner | March 7, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision
  • Books, training organizations, and other resources for congregations exploring Sociocracy.
    February 14, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
  • The Sermon of the Month series is an offering from your UUA Congregational Life Staff to help support small congregations with quality worship resources.
    Sermon | February 12, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Worship
  • Investing in real estate is a big decision involving strategic planning and fundraising for the project as well as increased operating costs.
    February 12, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Capital Campaigns for Congregations
  • BLUU Havens are Black UU social groups, valuable to the lives of the people leading and connecting through them.
    February 12, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: BIPOC Experiences, Emerging Ministries
  • Does your congregation want to grow but feels stuck? We offer resources to help you revitalize and grow your congregation to the next level.
    February 1, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Resources and guidance on how to adjust your budget and programming when your congregation has declined in membership and/or pledging. Merging is also a possibility.
    February 1, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • If your congregation is facing decisions about selling your building, merging with another congregation, or dissolving, we have resources to help guide you.
    February 1, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
  • Sabbaticals provide a much-needed time for renewal and reconnection with yourself and your reasons for doing the work you do. All of us deserve to have a chance to return to our whole selves from time to time.
    By Megan Foley | December 19, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations
  • Property insurance challenges are becoming more common, from rate increases to policy terminations. While we can't make these problems go away, we can offer some suggestions.
    Book | By Safe Congregations Team, UUA Church Staff Finances | December 15, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Facilities Management, Finance for Congregations, Records & Security