Unitarian Universalism is faith that welcomes people from all walks of life into community with their local congregation, community, and the wider Association. If you are part of a community that is interested in joining the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) we encourage you to contact us.

The new Zoom Cares program offers a much better discount for congregations, which leads us to sunset the UUA Zoom Licenses program.

Along with completing your search profile in MinistrySearch, there are other considerations and tasks for search teams filling contract positions.

This evolving collection of articles and resources can help you determine a staffing configuration that works for your congregation.

Whether you have one part-time person on payroll or a large team of specialized staff, you are an employer. Let us help you meet your legal and ethical commitments.

When a familiar minister is interested in applying to an open parish minister position, the congregation must follow a particular process.

A deeper dive of questions into what is needed to foster and support diverse leadership in our congregations.

Are you okay with being routinely spiritually challenged by your UU leaders? In the midst of that, how much comfort, support, and/or reassurance do you need?

What is meant by “collaborative leadership?” Can collaboration exist side-by-side with clear lines of accountability?

How might past experiences of leaders create a "mold" that doesn't fit subsequent leaders?

What does genuinely being present to the difference of others require of us Unitarian Universalists? What makes being present to the difference of others hard or challenging?

How are the community's unspoken expectations of "how one shows up as a leader "in alignment or not in alignment with our UU commitment to diversity?

A discussion guide to help your congregation foster diverse leadership, both lay and ordained, making it more survivable and vibrant.

Our guest, Aisha Hauser, will outline the basic tenets of restorative and transformative justice and invite us into conversation about the ways we already affirm many of these practices in our spaces. 

Is developmental ministry your calling? The search process for developmental ministers has a specific process and timing.

The search process leading up to calling or hiring a minister (or other program religious professional) sets the tone for the covenantal relationships vital to the congregation's ministry.

Rev. Sean Neil-Barron and Rev. Jami A. Yandle will explore what is sometimes perceived as the gulf between cisgender/heteronormative and transgender/queer communities.

As ICE escalates its presence in Minneapolis and across the Twin Cities, communities are facing fear, disruption, and state violence at an alarming scale. In response: a kit to help UUs and allies respond with clarity, courage, and fierce love.

The task force summarizes the information from all of the small group and interview reports into the summary report.

Small group meetings are an essential element of the decision process to discuss the ministerial role and choice of the minister.