Guidance and resources for building a grief support ministry in your congregation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a recording of a workshop on The "inviting" process form first visit to ultimately leadership positions from the CER Delmarva Cluster Annual Gathering in Fall of 2020. Panelists: Rev. Renee Ruchotzke and Rev. Linda Peeples To view all the workshops and worships from this event, visit our...

This is a recording of a workshop on What affects visitors and new members in the new Virtual world from the CER Delmarva Cluster Annual Gathering in Fall of 2020.

This is a workshop on Racial Injustice Programming from the CER Delmarva Cluster Annual Gathering in Fall of 2020.

Being Beloved Community. Many people love smaller congregations because they like knowing everyone and being known. How can our congregations build on that strength?

Stewardship and Sustainability for the Long Haul. Our congregations are sustained by the money and time of their members -- both limited resources that are often a source of anxiety for leaders.

How can your small congregation keep your programs nimble and effective?

This is the first is a series of four webinars focused on small congregations. Learn how your congregation can be bold.

Congregations that have adopted the 8th Principle are making history. Four ministers share their experiences and insights with the 8th Principle Learning Community

Faithify.org is a crowdfunding website where passionate people INSPIRE, UNITE, and FUND Unitarian Universalist ministries.

Also known as Dynamic Governance. Books, Articles and Training for Decentralizing Leadership

Friends, we are in the heart of an overwhelming storm. None of us are operating at full capacity. Most all of us are exhausted. Here is some advice.

What's the best way to organize your congregation for using Zoom services? This guide will help you determine your needs.

Centering in gifts is is one of the five practices of Spiritual Leadership, a vital practice for human well being and wholeness. This is true for individuals and the community as a whole. Our gifts are not for us — they are meant to build, maintain, and restore the community.

With the onset of virtual operations and the ability to work from anywhere, we're seeing an increase in both employee- and congregation-initiated arrangements that result in one individual working for more than one UU congregation. As more shared staffing situations unfold, we have identified key...

This page outlines various tax implications of insurance benefits (Health, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability). While references are made to UUA insurance plans, the information applies to insurance offered by other providers, as well.

Here’s some details and examples of how to practice supportive YaEA Ministry in 2020/2021.

Organizations and websites with accurate COVID-19 data for Unitarian Universalist congregations to reference as they determine when it's safe to gather in person.

Questions to help your congregation's leaders decide about gathering in person.

This is a recording of a webinar presenting ideas of how congregations are incorporating the 8th principle into their RE programs.

This year is hard on everyone, in universal ways, but also in ways specific to age, identity, and life stage. This article focuses on supporting youth and emerging young adults.

People of faith who long for a transformed world are called to claim their Spiritual Leadership. Our souls need it. Our congregations need it. Our world needs it.

Wondering how to handle your congregation's celebration of upcoming holidays this fall and winter?

In June, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) voted to adopt a call to action "to engage in the larger movement to end anti-Blackness and defund the police." What does "defund the police" mean? Last month, we held a conversation to examine the racist role of police through US history,...

What does "defund the police" mean to you? In light of the call to action voted on at GA 2020, this conversation examines racism in policing in the US.

There are very predictable outcomes from congregations where there has been boundary violations. These outcomes persist until intentionally challenged and changed—they continue well beyond the tenure of the misbehaving person, and even when the behavior may not be remembered.

As a religious educator, a minister, or a lay leader, here’s some vital family ministry you can support in simple short ways. Here are some simple ways to support your families.

Ordained ministers serving congregations have a unique role and relationship with congregants that doesn't have any analogies or parallels in other institutions. Healthy Boundaries are essential.

Support for parents and caregivers in approaching conversations with teenagers about what they're doing and seeing online

Supporting children in navigating the online world is ongoing faith formation for children and their parents and caregivers. These are suggested conversations to have with children as they gain access to more online spaces.

This workshop was given by Evin Carvill Ziemer on September 19, 2020 focusing on safety guidelines and protocols as congregations prepare to launch religious education programming in an online environment.

Membership in UU Congregations is an intentional process of commitment and covenant. This guide provides practices and tools useful in training membership teams and/or professionals.

Practices and tools to provide radical hospitality.

Explore how rooting stewardship in spirituality and trust can inspire generosity. Participants will consider the alignment of our resources and our UU values, as well as creating a culture of legacy in our congregations.

Restorative Circles are a UU congregation tested way to restore relationships, build community and resolve conflict.

When we talk about the need to become more diverse, inclusive, and equitable at a basic level we are talking about hospitality. How do we learn new practices of hospitality for our congregations and our ministries? How is the idea of recognizing past wrongs an extension of this hospitality?

Our faith is changing and we need innovation in worship, in leadership, and in new communities. How do we support the innovators and risk-takers among us? What can we learn from them for our own congregations?

A liberatory faith holds the theological mandate to privilege those most in need of justice and most at risk. How do we educate for this theological mandate?

In our responsible search for truth and meaning, we are called to wrestle with our theological legacy and engage with it in the search for deeper spiritual depth and communal inspiration for the work of transformation.

What does it mean to develop systems that are accountable to expanding diversity, equity and inclusion? Structures that promote accountability are essential to maintaining progress over time, especially as the world is changing.

“We want to look more diverse but we don’t want to be more diverse.” While it may not be said, it’s a sentiment often lived out in our congregations. We’ll explore the subtle ways in which our congregational systems keep ourselves in place and what we can do differently.

How do you prepare people to lead within and beyond the walls of your congregation? Learn about Faith Forward, a path for engagement that nurtures UU roots,inspires participants to give of themselves, and prepares them to engage sustainably in the world from a spiritually grounded, faithful place.

Paula Cole Jones introduced the notion of congregations as a Community of Communities to foster inclusion and diversity at last year’s Fahs Lecture. We’ll expand on how to introduce and begin practicing this new framing in your congregation.

Although humans can’t gather at church, stuffed animals still can! Plan your own stUUfieCON!

Many congregations have a budget line item to fund guest preachers and musicians, but is it enough to fairly compensate our professionals?

DRE Panel sharing what has been effective in their congregations to engage families during these virtual times, presenting a sampling of activities for all ages.

Are you wondering how to set up the meeting so it runs smoothly online? Here are some Dos and Don’ts to help get your creative juices flowing! 

There are usually three conversations underlying our communication with each other. How can you untangle them?

An interview with Sharon Edmond, UU Congregation of Cleveland’s (UUCC) Event Coordinator talking about their recent Service Auction. In the interview Sharon details how they switched from an in person to an online format, what changes they made, and what they learned.

How might we create communities where each member can contribute equitably in service of mission and vision? Circles are an ancient tried-and-true practice.