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Make joining more accessible and inclusive by allowing potential new members to find their own way to membership.Congregational Story | By Nicole Duff, Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals , East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA | November 29, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations -
Your directory or online membership database is a powerful connection tool for your members and friends. But it also has the potential to be misused or abused.Leader Resource | November 16, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations -
While the requirements for membership are in your bylaws, you also need policies ithat define participation, financial support, etc.Leader Resource | November 13, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations -
Webinar video: Mark Bernstein discusses Sinek's ideas and principles and relates them to our work in congregational life.Webinar | By Mark Bernstein, Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals , MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 30, 2019 | For Adults | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Membership in Congregations -
Bylaws should include two different provisions for removing people from membership. One is for people who have drifted away. The other is for removing a member for cause.Leader Resource | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations, Safe Congregations -
Some congregations want more flexibility in how they approach membership. For the purpose of the bylaws, it's important to clarify who has voting rights.Leader Resource | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations -
The minimum requirements for congregational membership should be included in the bylaws. Specific details about these requirements can be articulated in policies and updated as needed.Leader Resource | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations -
Our congregations have come a long way in welcoming visitors and new members but they still struggle to engage and keep them for the long term. Learn some tools that will be helpful on how to begin to see the membership path in a new light.Webinar | By Southern Region of the UUA | March 13, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Membership Growth & Outreach -
To welcome newcomers, we must increase the relational capacity of our ministry.Webinar | By Peter Bowden, Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals , MidAmerica Region of the UUA | November 1, 2018 | For Adults | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Membership in Congregations -
The power of money in our own lives often goes unexamined. This plays out in our congregations in all sorts of ways. What would it mean to your congregation to be able to talk about money in ways that are life-giving and healing?Webinar | By Jan Christian, Kay Crider | May 30, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Stewardship for Congregations, Finance for Congregations -
Every one-to-one recruitment invitation should include these four major components which are based on paying attention to the individual and building authentic relationship.By Renee Ruchotzke | April 6, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Path to Leadership -
Why Dying and Rebirth are Essential Components of Growth Congregations that aspire to be vital, strong and growing follow a constant cycle of birth, aging, death, renewal and rebirth. This session will look at several theories around the life cycles of congregations and will suggest the critical...Webinar | By Mark Bernstein | December 17, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Membership Growth & Outreach -
The challenges that Membership Professionals face require that one react both with their head and with their heart....Webinar | By Mark Bernstein | December 17, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Leadership Development -
The most common symptom of this dreaded “disease” is focusing on only one aspect of the membership experience, i.e., visitors and newcomers. But there is a whole lifecycle of the membership experience that calls for creative and effective engagement by the membership committee. Those involved in...Webinar | By William Clontz | December 17, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Membership Growth & Outreach -
Small congregations offer intimacy and inclusion, but can sometimes feel exclusive to newcomers. How might you bridge that divide?Webinar | By Megan Foley | October 30, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality, Hospitality, Membership in Congregations, Membership Growth & Outreach, Small Congregations -
Learn how to provide paths to leadership in your congregation,to identify potential leaders and to equip them for service in your congregation. (2016).Webinar | By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | September 1, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Shared Ministry Teams, Leadership Development -
Faith traditions are all in a time of transition and the UU faith is no exception. As we struggle to consider what our faith will look like in the world of congregations and beyond, let us come together to consider some new perspectives on the traditional ideas of membership. In this webinar, we...Webinar | By Marie Luna, Tandi Rogers | September 1, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Path to Leadership, Membership Growth & Outreach -
Looking at membership as a spectrum: From fostering a culture of connection to belonging, then to integration and eventually leadership.Training | By Lori Emison Clair | April 11, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations -
When leaders feel desparate, they often make these mistakes when looking for volunteers.By Sarah Movius Schurr | August 23, 2016 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations -
Newcomers to First Unitarian Church of Dallas arrive at our doors seeking a path. The Unitarian Universalist tendency to tell people they can believe whatever they want and get involved in whatever they want is both overwhelming and insufficient....By The First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Dallas, TX, Beth Dana | December 30, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations