Three years ago, Nan Moore, Lay Community Minister and previous Religious Educator for United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, created Spirit Circle, a religious exploration program that embodies the congregation's mission and values through hands-on multigenerational experiences.

So many of us want to make positive change in our lives, our families, our communities, our world. But sometimes the forces of inertia and “the way it’s always been done” makes it feel like the system is conspiring against us.

The 2023-2024 Archives for Sermon of the Month Subscription Series

Do some of your employees get their health insurance from a source other than the congregation? Learn what's legal when it comes to reimbursing them.

What can UU congregations learn from an international toy company? Plenty! Like how to reinvigorate an experience steeped in tradition by making it more appealing to younger generations—without diminishing the essence of the original. Presented by Rev. Phil Lund, UUA Congregational Life

In a dissolution, the congregation ceases to legally exist, and any remaining assets are transferred to another entity. This requires a vote of the congregation. Bylaws, state laws, and UUA policies guide this process.

In a merger, the congregation’s identity and assets are combined with another congregation. This requires a vote of both merging congregations.

Each week in the summer, Rev. Carolyn Patierno, minister of All Souls UU Congregation in New London, CT, hosts a lemonade stand on the sidewalk in front of the congregation. She greets passersby with a cold cup, no-strings-attached. What she has found is a source of connection and shared ministry.

As T. Thorn Coyle says, “Practice makes possible.” How can the practice of covenant help us to navigate relationships in our lives and in our congregations?

Help the members of your church board understand their roles and responsibilities and be good stewards of your congregation's mission of living UU values.

Take this training together to develop your relationships, common language and practices for you as a team and discerning body of the congregation.

Board leadership holds the space between the values and intentions of congregation as a whole and how the mission is lived in the ministry & programs.

What’s the value of volunteering? What’s the meaning of shared ministry? What’s in it for me?

What is the purpose of sabbaticals? How do they help the congregation and its ministry? This manifesto breaks down the benefits and costs of sabbaticals.

Strengthen and transform your UU community by creating a culture of inclusion where remote participants feel just as important, valued, and loved as in-person ones. Reach more people who need the lifesaving message of Unitarian Universalism.

Membership in UU Congregations is an intentional process of commitment and covenant. These trainings can help your membership committee (aka Connections Team) with the membership journey.

These books and trainings can help your Worship Arts team offer deep, meaningful, and transformative worship experiences for your congregation

This course is designed to help facilitators of Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression/Multicultural curricula and groups develop skills to facilitate in a way that decreases harm and promotes transformation.

Adult faith development often happens in peer-facilitated classes, programs, and small group ministry. These facilitator trainings can help get leaders started!

What does it mean to live in covenantal community? What does it mean to practice community care?