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  • We live in such a "more is better" culture. Perhaps this is a time to be countercultural - to assess what's most important, and to determine what is in a congregation's capacity to do well with the resources (including human resources) they have.
    By Jan Gartner, Lisa Presley | March 17, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19
  • Between 2022 and the 2023, the The Unitarian Universalist Association and Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association presented a series of events and learning on neurodivergence for religious professionals; this series drew on the experiences of neurodivergent folx and fostered conversation...
    Webinar | March 9, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • While I was growing up, a strange thing happened. When I was very young, I naturally explored all sorts of interests, from ancient history to art to writing poetry. I’m grateful that I came up through a well-funded school district with robust extracurricular programs that enabled me to play...
    By Rev. Molly Brewer | February 22, 2022 | From Centering Gifts
  • The wheel of life turns. Summer passes and autumn beckons. This is true within and without. In the autumn of the year and my life I am uncovering new ...
    By Sharon Dittmar | February 8, 2022 | From LeaderLab
  • To be hopeful in these hard times is more than being foolishly romantic, according to historian Howard Zinn.
    By Phillip Lund | February 8, 2022 | From LeaderLab
  • American society has acculturated us to ideas about how our bodies should look and function.
    By Sharon Dittmar | February 8, 2022 | From LeaderLab
  • How do we manage the tension between hope and realism when it comes to the future of our faith?
    By Phillip Lund | February 8, 2022 | From LeaderLab
  • Online moments of radical inclusion, connection, and creativity shared as a litany.
    Book | By Renee Ruchotzke | February 4, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Gratitude, Inclusion
  • As religious leaders, part of our work is to help our communities hold the tensions between different needs in the congregation, especially around worship.
    Book | February 4, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • As congregations return to in-person ministry there are creative ways to honor religious professionals' need to reduce their own risk. Such approaches avoid forcing religious professionals to serve in person when doing so would put their health or their household's health at significant risk.
    January 21, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19
  • A combination of strategies can offer layers of precaution that increase safety and inclusion for all members of a community.
    Webinar | January 21, 2022 | From LeaderLab
  • A letter explaining the UUA's shift toward presenting COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies rather than specific metric-based guidance.
    Book | January 21, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Safe Congregations, Safely Staffing Your Congregations
  • What is a covenant? For most of my time as a leader in Unitarian Universalism, I have understood covenant to be the words we use to describe the agreements we make to each other. What I have learned over time is that the words are more like a map. They help us understand the covenant....
    By Erica Baron | January 20, 2022 | From Covenanting
    Tagged as: Covenant
  • ​​​​​​​Because our UU faith is grounded in values that call us to care about one another, we want to consider the vulnerable among us when making decisions.
    January 19, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Bylaws & Policies, Safe Congregations
  • A library of resources and strategies to help your congregation address safety and other issues during a pandemic.
    Book | January 7, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Safe Congregations
  • Here is guidance from the UUA about around gathering in person as new variant emerge.
    January 5, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Safe Congregations
  • What are the pros and cons of using a calendar year vs. a July 1 - June 30 fiscal year?
    By Barry Finklestein | January 1, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Finance for Congregations
  • The Faith Lab Toolbox series contains videos, songs, activities and quotes on a variety of themes for you to draw from for consistent faith engagement with young UUs. This page is dedicated to the Covenanting Toolbox on building, sustaining and repairing covenants.
    December 9, 2021 | From Youth Ministry
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Guidance and questions to consider for congregations considering asking for or track COVID-19 vaccination status for volunteers, members, or all participants.
    December 1, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Safe Congregations
  • Resources to help you make sound decisions and ensure that you are treating your employees fairly and legally.
    By UUA Church Staff Finances, UUA Human Resources | December 1, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Safely Staffing Your Congregations, Staffing & Supervision