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  • Image showing a grid of possible activities to become a member. PDF is available for screen readers.
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership in Congregations
  • A close-up of a hard-case address book with a button that has a book icon on it.
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations
  • A person in a dark suit with white shirt and cuff-links signing a book.
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations
  • Mark Bernstein UUAMP
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Membership in Congregations
  • Hand in garden glove weeding.
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations, Safe Congregations
  • Game pieces of different colors in a network
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations
  • Definition of membership in a dictionary
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in Congregations
  • screenshot of Membership Resources
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership in Congregations, Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Peter Bowden
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Membership in Congregations
  • Hands holding money in closeup
    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 LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership in Congregations, Stewardship for Congregations, Finance for Congregations