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  • Stories, resources, ideas, and practices shared by congregations in the spirit of creative interchange, group learning, and emerging practices.
    Congregational Story | March 25, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Leadership Development
  • A 120 member congregation sets and meets a goal of a 20% pledge increase to bring their staff up to UUA compensation guidelines.
    Congregational Story | By Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalists, Cedar Falls, IA | March 15, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Stewardship for Congregations
  • The practice of self-descriptions creates a more accessible and inclusive space for participants who are blind or who have low-vision.
    By Gretchen Maune | March 15, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Disability & Accessibility
  • 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.
    Training | By Congregational Life, Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals | March 15, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • 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.
    Leader Resource | March 7, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision
  • Books, training organizations, and other resources for congregations exploring Sociocracy.
    February 14, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Governance for Congregations
  • The Sermon of the Month series is an offering from your UUA Congregational Life Staff to help support small congregations with quality worship resources.
    Sermon | February 12, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Worship
  • Investing in real estate is a big decision involving strategic planning and fundraising for the project as well as increased operating costs.
    February 12, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Capital Campaigns for Congregations
  • BLUU Havens are Black UU social groups, valuable to the lives of the people leading and connecting through them.
    February 12, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: BIPOC Experiences, Emerging Ministries
  • Does your congregation want to grow but feels stuck? We offer resources to help you revitalize and grow your congregation to the next level.
    February 1, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Resources and guidance on how to adjust your budget and programming when your congregation has declined in membership and/or pledging.
    February 1, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • A sea-change is happening in American religion, and spiritual needs have only grown more intense. Take home tools to attract new people, successfully integrate them into community, and nourish their faith for the long haul.
    Webinar | By Tandi Rogers, Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | July 5, 2018 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Fill out this online form to apply to become a covenanting community of the UUA. Please talk to your UUA primary contact first!
    Form | January 19, 2017 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
  • Stories from UU Congregations showing growth, creativity and vitality in the program that ran from 2005-2019.
    Congregational Story | October 3, 2014 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Breakthrough Congregations
  • All congregation sizes based on certified membership at the time the stories were shared.
    Congregational Story | August 26, 2013 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Shifting from a humanist fellowship to a more spiritual and inclusive community helped them reach the goal of owning their own building.
    Congregational Story | By Westside UU Congregation, Seattle, WA | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Making welcoming part of everyone's responsibility, and putting energy into small group ministry helped this congregation achieve sustained growth.
    Congregational Story | By UU Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, VA | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • They chose to give up a historic building they dearly loved in order to build a new, larger home as their gift to the future.
    Congregational Story | By Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria, Peoria, IL | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • A multiracial congregation offers a liberal sanctuary in a conservative area.
    Congregational Story | By UU Fellowship of Beaufort, Beaufort, SC | September 14, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach
  • This congregation thrives because "This congregation says 'yes!' "Newcomers feel warmly welcomed, there are lots of activities aimed at getting people together, people feel their talents are appreciated.
    Congregational Story | By UU Fellowship of Wayne County Ohio, Wooster, OH | September 5, 2011 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach