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  • Erica Baron: Head and shoulders of a white woman with short red hair, wearing a black blazer and a black and orange necklace against a mottled blue background.
    As T. Thorn Coyle says, “Practice makes possible.” How can the practice of covenant help us to navigate relationships in our lives and in our congregations?
    Sermon | By Erica Baron | April 1, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Worship
  • Three people standing around a modern desk, with two of them shaking hands
    Hiring new staff is a task that most congregational leaders have little to no experience doing or have done so in a business environment. How might we conduct job interviews in a way that incorporates our shared values? What kind of diversity do we want on our search team?
    By Renee Ruchotzke | March 28, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Staffing & Supervision
  • person in a hat holding a bullhorn and wearing a yellow Side With Love shirt
    This is some boilerplate introducing the resources.
    March 24, 2025 (reviewed September 2025) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Congregation-Based Community Organizing
  • A person in denim shorts holds an "equal rights" sign in the background, with a police officer in the foreground with his hand on his gun holster.
    Caring for one another during troubled times means protecting some, defending others, and making sure that everyone has what they need in times of crisis.
    March 24, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Climate Change, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Immigration, LGBTQ Issues, Refugees
  • A person with short hair with their back to the camera looks at an idea board with planning notes.
    Planning a event grounded in our values but that may attract controversy or put attendees with marginalized identities at risk? Here are some tools for discernment.
    March 24, 2025 | For Adults | From Resilience Hub
    Tagged as: Addressing Destructive Behavior, Building Safety, Bullying and Harassment, Disaster Prevention and Response, Trauma Response, Violence Prevention
  • Lego person in an orange suit and hard hat with an angry expressions
    A troubled world calls for us to make sure our congregations prepare for or prevent various threats with training, policies, and procedures ahead of time.
    March 20, 2025 | For Adults | From Resilience Hub
    Tagged as: Addressing Destructive Behavior, Building Safety, Bullying and Harassment, Disaster Prevention and Response, Trauma Response, Violence Prevention
  • photo_Kathy McGowan
    SGM provides the key ingredients in a vibrant congregation: UU identity, Spiritual depth at all levels, and a spirit of generosity.
    Leader Resource, Video | By Kathy McGowan | March 14, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Chalice with word Love over the flame, surrounded by three interlocking and elliptical orbits of color resembling the stylized motion of subatomic particles. As orbits intersect, colors shift from dark pink to red, aqua to dark blue, and goldenrod to bright green. Within open spaces formed by each interlocking orbit is text for six UU shared values. Clockwise: Transformation (aqua), Equity (bright green), Pluralism (red), Interdependence (dark blue), Justice (goldenrod), and Generosity (dark pink).
    Two images of the UU Shared Values, in an atom form and in a flower form, are now available for UU congregations to use. No special permission is needed if images are used in a Unitarian UUniversalist context (digital platforms orprint product pertaining).
    March 10, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Communication, Logos & Graphics
  • Headshot of Sarah Schuur, a light-skinned woman with curly hair and glasses.
    At this time of spring and renewal, Rev. Sarah Schurr looks at the idea of hope. Some say hope is a platitude that keeps us happy with the status quo.
    Sermon | By Sarah Movius Schurr | March 1, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Worship
  • Purple graphic with text: Webinar - Defending Faithful Sanctuary and Hospitality
    Learn about the UUA's partnership with the multifaith coalition that is challenging the federal administration's rollback of the sensitive locations policy, a move that endangers religious freedom and the sanctity of our sacred spaces. 
    Webinar | By Cathy Rion Starr, Carey McDonald | February 21, 2025 | From Resilience Hub
    Tagged as: Immigration, Refugees, Social Justice
  • Sign taped to UUA headquarters with the words: Private Space - access limited to religious purposes of the Unitarian Universalist Association
    This practical guidance for interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs includes legal rights, sample signage, and preparation strategies.
    Leader Resource | February 10, 2025 | From Resilience Hub
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Immigration, Refugees, Religious & Civil Liberties
  • Black person stands in foreground at a Black Lives Matter rally speaking into a megaphone
    Effective justice action requires risk, courage and discernment. Here are tips and tools for resilient and sustained activism.
    Training | By Elizabeth Nguyen | February 5, 2025 | For Adults | From Resilience Hub
    Tagged as: Congregational Action, Discernment, Social Justice
  • Darrick Jackson is smiling, wearing a red shirt and glasses
    Our imagination is a powerful tool. It can drive our creativity, fuel our hope, and deepen our faith. What if we engaged imagination as a spiritual practice?
    Sermon | By Darrick Jackson | February 1, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Worship
  • Image of a computer screen with five cartoon people waving and a banner that says "welcome" over the top.
    Starr King UU Church shares their Zoom Greeter Instructions for you to adapt and use in your own congregation.
    Book, Congregational Story, Leader Resource | By Ben Ogilvie | January 27, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Disability & Accessibility, Hospitality
  • Icon for hearing disability
    Reflections and tips on how to help make the Zoom experience better for both deaf and hard of hearing participants.
    Congregational Story, Leader Resource | By Sarah Byrne | January 27, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Disability & Accessibility
  • Graphic with icons of people, computer, tablet and phone over a double-circle background
    The Starr King UU Church shares tips, tools, and other resources for a Zoom Inclusion Ministry.
    Book, Congregational Story, Leader Resource | By Ben Ogilvie, Starr King UU Church, Hayward, CA | January 27, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Disability & Accessibility
  • A binder marked board policies with a UUA chalice
    Starr King UU Church shares their Zoom Inclusion Policy as an example for other churches to adapt.
    Book, Congregational Story, Leader Resource | By Ben Ogilvie | January 23, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Bylaws & Policies, Disability & Accessibility
  • An image of a live electrical circuit with two interconnected transistors that look like brains.
    Micro-signals – Key Concepts Micro-signals are the little messages we send and receive that are subtle, contradictory, or unconscious. They’re the unstated messages you get when you “read between the lines.” They can be intentional or unintentional, conscious or unconscious, positive or...
    Book, Congregational Story, Leader Resource | By Ben Ogilvie | January 23, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Disability & Accessibility
  • A group of people on a chancel with a large screen behind them showing Zoom participants
    In this section of the Guidebook your team is invited to do a deeper dive into the ministry of inclusion as we share our story at Starr King UU Church, including some theological reflection, frameworks, and tips.
    Book, Congregational Story, Leader Resource | By Ben Ogilvie, Starr King UU Church, Hayward, CA | January 23, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Disability & Accessibility
  • check boxes being checked off by red pencil
    What does Zoom Inclusion look like and how does it impact the community? You can use this checklist and survey for an initial evaluation or assessment, then as a checklist or evaluation tool about how your inclusion ministry is serving your community.
    Book, Congregational Story | By Ben Ogilvie | January 23, 2025 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Disability & Accessibility