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Newcomers to First Unitarian Church of Dallas arrive at our doors seeking a path. The Unitarian Universalist tendency to tell people they can believe whatever they want and get involved in whatever they want is both overwhelming and insufficient....By The First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Dallas, TX, Beth Dana | December 30, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations
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The 1970's heart-throb boy band The Osmonds provided a disservice with their ear-worm hit song "One Bad Apple." They sang, ...By Renee Ruchotzke | November 29, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Healthy Behavior, Hospitality, Membership Growth & Outreach
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One piece of my job is working with new Unitarian Universalist emerging ministries. There are many ways of becoming a Unitarian Universalist group, including becoming one of the newly formed http://growinguu.blogs.uua.org/files/2015/05/Covenanting-Communities-Fa… Communities. See It is an honor...By Kathy McGowan | November 3, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Emerging Ministries
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Inspired by Full-Week Faith, created by Karen Bellavance Grace through the Fahs Collaborative, First Parish Church of Groton decided to hold a Blessing of the Backpacks. Here are some nuts & bolts, in case you don’t want to reinvent the wheel: Don’t Do It the Night Before School Starts: We...By Karen G. Johnston | October 13, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Multigenerational Faith Development, Rites of Passage
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As Unitarian Universalists, we have a traditionally operated under a model of church that doesn’t acknowledge the kept track of one aspect of involvement in church life, “membership”, which typically means signing a congregation’s membership book and making an annual pledge. But in reality,...By Carey McDonald, Lori Emison Clair, Marie Luna | October 6, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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If we’re going to do effective outreach online, we need some insight into the experience of the large and slightly mysterious pool of people we call prospective visitors. Who are they? What do they want? And how do we design our websites for their positive UX?By Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | September 29, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality
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Belonging to and being a part of a community is an important aspect of congregational life. Many of our members think of their congregations as a second home and think of the other members as part of their extended family. The relationships that we create and nurture by sharing the details of our...By Renee Ruchotzke | September 23, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality, Membership Growth & Outreach
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The key to successful outreach amid the changing religious landscape, particularly with the unaffiliated or Spiritual But Not Religious sets, will likely be to speak to why people would want to show up in the first place, not just what can keep them there year after year.By Carey McDonald | September 23, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Outreach & Marketing, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Social media is a great outreach tool for today's congregations, but congregational leaders need to be savvy about how to balance the open-source nature of today's interactive internet with the need to articulate a consistent message in alignment with your congregation's mission and vision...By Lori Stone | September 16, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Social Media
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Sacred Path created a ritual of commitment for the beginning of the "church year."By Lori Stone | September 9, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant
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Let’s get new people immersed in Unitarian Universalism! But how do we know what will delight them? What they’ll find meaningful?By Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | September 3, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality
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Because our congregations run on money, it's tempting to bring--along with it--assumptions about how money operates in other parts of our lives. We go to work and we get a paycheck. We pay the electric bill and the power company keeps our lights on. We pay at the first window...By Renee Ruchotzke | September 1, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Covenant, Finance for Congregations
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We have many important entry-points for prospective Unitarian Universalists. Our literal front doors can be as important as our website.By Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | August 27, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality
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Self-differentiated Leaders know who they are well enough that they also know where they stand, and what they will and will not do; they understand the necessity of boundaries, and work within the congregation to ensure that healthy boundaries are in place and are supported; they can be clear in ...By Nancy Heege, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | August 1, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior, Leadership Development
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Ministerial compensation is quite confusing. What do congregations and clergy need to know about clergy taxes?Leader Resource | By Richard Nugent | August 1, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Support for Ministers
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A guide for fellow white anti-racism activists who are overwhelmed by stories about racist violence.By Chris Crass | July 31, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Social Justice
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Recommended articles, videos, and blog posts for people interested in exploring multisite ministry.July 30, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
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An option for neighboring congregations who are struggling to maintain full-time staff, and/or can eliminate duplication of administrative work.July 30, 2015 | From LeaderLab
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An option for congregations who are excited about entrepreneurial and other emerging forms of ministry but as a supporter or partner, not an innovator.July 30, 2015 | From LeaderLab
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An option for congregations struggling to keep ministers because they can only offer part-time positions, or they want a team of ministers.July 30, 2015 | From LeaderLab