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  • Recordings of workshops on Dream Team Ministry and Productivity to Possibility.
    May 17, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Support for Ministers, Small Congregations
  • Recordings of workshops on Ministers Considering Part-Time Models and Ministerial Experiences with Part-Time Models.
    May 17, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Support for Ministers, Small Congregations
  • Recordings of workshops on Employment Matters and Ministerial Search for Part-Time Ministries.
    May 17, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Support for Ministers, Small Congregations
  • Guidance and caution when your congregation is looking to hire a minister that is not in fellowship with the UUA.
    February 8, 2023 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions
  • I often wondered about the term, "settled minister" -- since I come from a long line of wanderers.
    Reflection | By John A. Buehrens | April 2, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions
  • The departure of a staff team member provides a fruitful time for reflection, visioning, and change. Some UU professionals are equipped to work with congregations during transitions, providing specialized skills and tools that help a congregation prepare for robust new leadership....
    By Jan Gartner | March 26, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Staffing & Supervision
  • A workshop to explore ideas and approaches for strengthening stewardship in congregations experiencing ministerial transition. Presented by Rev. Roberta Finkelstein, Andrea Lerner and Barry Finkelstein.
    Webinar | By Barry Finklestein, Andrea Perry Lerner | October 3, 2018 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Stewardship for Congregations, General Assembly
  • Webinar presented by Rev. Richard Gilbert, president of UU Retired Ministers and Partners. 2015...
    Webinar | By Richard S. Gilbert | December 17, 2017 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Career Development for Ministers
  • What sustains a ministry or a marriage or a friendship or a membership in a congregation are things like respect, patience, forbearance, generosity, flexibility, forgiveness, a sense of humor, and, when all else fails, sheer will power.
    Reflection | By Jan Christian | July 26, 2016 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions
  • Given the increasing shortage of UU ministers, congregations might wish for a simple way to evaluate their own fitness for ministry. Ministers, likewise, might find an objective scale helpful in discerning whether a congregation is ready for them. This scale is similar to the hoped for outcomes...
    By Matthew Johnson | March 26, 2016 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Healthy Behavior, Ministerial Transitions, Leadership Development
  • 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...
    By Renee Ruchotzke | January 5, 2015 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Mission/Vision/Planning
  • UU Communities can be very different from one another! Use this continuum exercise to see how your congregations understands itself.
    By Barbara Child | March 18, 2005 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Covenant, Ministerial Transitions, Mission/Vision/Planning