How do we share the love when our beloved high school aged youth grow up, cross that mythical bridge and become official adults? One simple and effective way to stay in relationship with our bridged young adults is through sending care packages their way!

Stories, resources, and practices shared by congregations in the spirit of creativity, group learning, and emerging practices. Consider sharing yours!

A 120 member congregation sets and meets a goal of a 20% pledge increase to bring their staff up to UUA compensation guidelines.

The practice of self-descriptions creates a more accessible and inclusive space for participants who are blind or who have low-vision.

Learn to work together to reinforce life-affirming and creative frameworks and use practical tools for welcoming and inclusion, connection and belonging, all as foundational to a membership journey in your congregation grounded in mutuality and consent.

Worker classification is an important legal matter. Learn to determine which of your workers must be treated as employees versus who might be an independent contractor. Know the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and whether each of your employees is nonexempt or exempt.

Books, training organizations, and other resources for congregations exploring Sociocracy.

The Sermon of the Month series is an offering from your UUA Congregational Life Staff to help support small congregations with quality worship resources.

Investing in real estate is a big decision involving strategic planning and fundraising for the project as well as increased operating costs.

BLUU Havens are Black UU social groups, valuable to the lives of the people leading and connecting through them.

Does your congregation want to grow but feels stuck? We offer resources to help you revitalize and grow your congregation to the next level.

Resources and guidance on how to adjust your budget and programming when your congregation has declined in membership and/or pledging. Merging is also a possibility.

If your congregation is facing decisions about selling your building, merging with another congregation, or dissolving, we have resources to help guide you.

Sabbaticals provide a much-needed time for renewal and reconnection with yourself and your reasons for doing the work you do. All of us deserve to have a chance to return to our whole selves from time to time.

Property insurance challenges are becoming more common, from rate increases to policy terminations. While we can't make these problems go away, we can offer some suggestions.

A new opportunity to support spiritual innovators from historically underserved communities

The Peer Pastoral Care course on UU Institute is designed to provide skills to high school aged youth to be self-aware, supportive listeners who know who to turn to in a crisis.

Tips, tools, and spiritual grounding for each stage of congregational life, from emerging, to membership, to thriving, to renewal, or to decline and possibly dissolution.

The 2022-2023 Archives for Sermon of the Month Subscription Series

Make joining more accessible and inclusive by allowing potential new members to find their own way to membership.