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Let me share a fable of two congregations. ...By Renee Ruchotzke | May 12, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior, Mission/Vision/Planning, Path to Leadership, Communication, Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach -
What does it mean to be a member in a congregation? How much can we ask of members? I believe that membership should signify a commitment to the congregation and it's mission as expressed by the Rev. Michael Piazza. ...By Renee Ruchotzke | February 19, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Covenant, Membership Growth & Outreach -
Once upon a time there was a congregation that wanted a mission statement. They appointed a committee that worked hard. They held cottage meetings, World Café conversations, and got a real sense of the identity of the congregation, who they were as a "whole"—or their "center." It became time to...By Renee Ruchotzke | May 7, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior, Mission/Vision/Planning, Path to Leadership, Communication, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach -
Young Adult ministry has been a challenge for congregations of all liberal protestant denominations for decades but the game is changing in ways we couldn't have imagined back in the post WWII church building boom. There has been a lively conversation on the UU-Leaders email list about how to...By Renee Ruchotzke | October 16, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Competencies for Leadership, Membership Growth & Outreach -
...By Renee Ruchotzke | October 23, 2012 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Competencies for Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, Families & Faith Development, Path to Leadership, Communication, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach -
I spent several days hiking in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia for my vacation. (It was a good opportunity to get away from the technology that is my constant companion during the rest of the year, since there are few cell phone towers in those mountains.) Many of the trails we...By Renee Ruchotzke | July 6, 2012 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Change & Conflict, Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior, Communication, Faith Development, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach -
One of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs (YouTube) begins: Every picture has its shadows And it has some source of light Blindness, blindness and sight… When I talk about leadership qualities, I find that many of the qualities can be either strengths or weaknesses—or somewhere on a continuum...By Renee Ruchotzke | June 21, 2012 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior, Path to Leadership, Communication, Faith Development, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach -
How many of our congregations offer programming that isn't working, or has only a very small group of the "usual suspects" participating?By Renee Ruchotzke | June 5, 2012 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Mission/Vision/Planning, Membership Growth & Outreach