What is “professional development?" Why is it essential? How do you choose and fund professional development activities and fit them into your schedule?

The congregational meeting was held right after the Sunday service to guarantee a quorum.  There were a couple of important issues to discuss, including passing a deficit budget to help fund a part time membership coordinator in service of their desire for growth. Standard...

These principles guide congregations in their social media use. The platform with the largest and most active Unitarian Universalist (UU) use is Facebook.

At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, we had a problem: Not enough time together. This isn’t unique to us, many congregations struggle with this.

Questions to use when wrestling with purpose, identity and vision.

It happens more often than you think it should. The church seems to be vital, even growing, but the money in the collection plate doesn't keep up with the growth, or there seems to be a shortfall every month. There might be grumbling about how the new folks aren't pulling their weight financially.

Stories from UU Congregations showing growth, creativity and vitality in the program that ran from 2005-2019.

I remember my first church family camp, the Ohio Meadville Summer Institute. At the end of the morning worship, one of the planning committee members would go up to the podium and start singing: Announcements, Announcements, An-NOW-ounce-ments! A terrible death to die, a terrible death to die, A...

Use fewer words and design for skimming. Be sure your content supports your mission, helps your users find what they need, and encourages web visitors to become congregational visitors.

An accessible website doesn't exclude visitors due to their abilities or the method they choose to access the web. Accessible content helps people with disabilities and people with limited internet, old technology, or who speak a different language.