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  • What does this Multi-Platform era mean for staff? Once again, expectations are changing. We offer some considerations to help you live into our values of equity and compassion so that staff can do their best work in these challenging times.
    Book | By Jan Gartner | April 6, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Covenant
  • I often wondered about the term, "settled minister" -- since I come from a long line of wanderers.
    Reflection | By John A. Buehrens | April 2, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions
  • In planning for post-pandemic church, you may find this opening reading useful. As the author reflects, "No one's done this in living memory."
    Reflection | By Kimberley Debus | March 28, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Effective Meetings
  • The departure of a staff team member provides a fruitful time for reflection, visioning, and change. Some UU professionals are equipped to work with congregations during transitions, providing specialized skills and tools that help a congregation prepare for robust new leadership....
    By Jan Gartner | March 26, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Staffing & Supervision
  • Join Jan Gartner, the UUA’s Compensation and Staffing Practices Manager for the Office of Church Staff Finance, as she talks about the advantages of sharing staff and the new UUA platforms for finding and offering shared staff.
    Webinar | March 19, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Safety and Staffing in Congregations, Small Congregations
  • Make it easy for people to give using online technology!
    By Renee Ruchotzke | March 19, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Stewardship for Congregations, Giving & Generosity
  • This resource may be helpful in understanding and using different kinds of circles in your congregation, and the kind of practice and training that are needed for each.
    By Renee Ruchotzke | March 19, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Conflict Management in Congregations
  • Think about the different needs of both the in-person and online participant for Worship, Concerts, Theater, Poetry Readings, etc.
    March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Hospitality, Worship
  • Think about the different needs of both the in-person and online participant when meeting in small groups.
    March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Hospitality
  • It's important to understand that our faith communities have gone through a traumatic experience, and that is having an impact on our physical and mental functioning. 
    Video | By Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe | March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Covenant
  • It is important for leaders to communicate with clarity, timeliness, and compassion, about the changes that are coming. 
    Video | By Patricia Infante | March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Covenant
  • Where are the greatest needs right now in your community, both among your membership and your surrounding community?
    Video | By Evin Carvill Ziemer | March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Covenant
  • Three qualities of church that will be important in our next phase of how to be together are attention to mission, nimbleness, and inclusion.
    Video | By Megan Foley | March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Covenant
  • In the months ahead, many congregations plan to offer a combination of online and in-person programming options. Will there be new budget items? How might staff hours or responsibilities be changing? Here are some considerations.
    Book | By Jan Gartner | March 17, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Staffing & Supervision, Finance for Congregations
  • Framing and insights from a gathering of congregational leaders from the Central East Region looking forward to what multi-platform church could be.
    Webinar | By Central East Region of the UUA | March 16, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Covenant
  • In the middle of a pandemic when none of us have all of our cylinders firing consistently, when all of us are experiencing extra pressure, confusion, and fear, as well as illness, loss, and grief, we need to be clear.
    By CB Beal | March 9, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Change & Conflict
  • Improve the quality of your process by taking time to create a shared understanding of all of the things that should be taken into consideration.
    By Renee Ruchotzke | March 6, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Communication, Governance for Congregations
  • This video features two Directors of Religious Education who have developed innovative programs for teaching about the 8th Principle.
    March 5, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Anti-Racism
  • Learning to understand human communities (and in our case, congregations) as systems has been an ongoing learning process for the past several decades for family therapists, organizational development consultants and social scientists....
    By Renee Ruchotzke | March 5, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Change & Conflict, Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Once we can meet in person, our communities will need to help members and friends be more mindful about interpersonal interactions, especially around touch. The Our Whole Lives curriculum can give us us some guidance!
    Book | By Melanie Davis | March 5, 2021 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Building Community, Covenant, Safe Congregations