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  • Any time someone enters online or in-person congregational space, there are several opportunities for multiple connection points from which a long-term relationship can continue and grow.
    By Sharon Dittmar | August 17, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Hospitality, Membership Growth & Outreach
  • 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.
    Story | By Erica Baron, Sarah Movius Schurr, Sharon Dittmar | July 14, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Budgeting for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision, Small Congregations
  • 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.
    Webinar | By Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | July 7, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Safety and Staffing in Congregations
  • Recently we have heard people say “we will have to cancel our covenant groups.” Not so! Small groups of all kinds can still meet online. Covenant groups can continue, as can a variety of new congregational online groups – art groups, game groups, story groups. Watch to explore how your...
    Webinar | By Phillip Lund, Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 9, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Trauma and Disaster Response
  • While our congregations are not meeting in person, many of us are wondering how to continue to collect funds. One way is digital giving, whether that is through text or app. We explore four possible sources for digital giving currently used by UU congregations, how they work, fee structure,...
    Webinar | By Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 9, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Trauma and Disaster Response, Giving & Generosity
  • Just because we're social distancing doesn't mean we can't have fun! This webinar gives you all the information you need to host a Virtual Game Night for your congregation. Topics include: using Zoom video conferencing features like polling and break out rooms and the best games to play online.
    Webinar | By Phillip Lund, Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 9, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Trauma and Disaster Response
  • Rob Molla, UUA Director of Human Resources presents this series. Whether you have staff who supervise staff, or are a small congregation where members must fill this role, come to learn basics of positive human resource practice.
    Webinar | By Rob Molla, Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 9, 2020 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Staffing & Supervision, Safety and Staffing in Congregations
  • We live in anxious times, and this anxiety spills into our workplaces, homes, neighborhoods, and congregations. How can we productively work with anxiety? How can we prepare ourselves and our congregations for anxious challenges that may arise?
    Webinar | By Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | October 20, 2019 | For Adults | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations
  • Webinar video: What difference does a strategy of “abundance” create in a giving campaign and how can we use lessons from “asset-mapping” and "appreciative inquiry" to create excitement and joyful community discernment about what makes your congregation special.
    Webinar | By Elizabeth Ann Terry, Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | January 15, 2019 | For Adults | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Stewardship for Congregations, Giving & Generosity
  • Have you ever wondered how to create a covenant for a group, committee, or between two people?
    Webinar | By Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | October 26, 2018 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Covenant, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry