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  • The only committees that need to be articulated in the bylaws are committees that are accountable to the congregation as a whole. These are usually limited to nominating committees, sometimes endowment committees, and the Settled Minister Search Committee, which is actually an ad hoc task force...
    April 17, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • Transparency and communication are essential for board meetings. Determine quorum, voting provisions and how to communicate decisions.
    April 17, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Effective Meetings
  • The governing board is the fiduciary agent for the congregation, operating as a single unit in service of the congregation's mission. It may have a different name (e.g. board of directors, board of trustees, board of governors, steering committee, parish committee, etc.) but the basic role of...
    April 16, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governing Boards
  • How meetings are conducted--quorum, voting percentages, and model of group deliberation--reflects your theology, expectations of membership, and commitment to welcome and inclusion. Quorum The quorum (percentage of membership required to conduct business at a meeting) required at congregational...
    April 12, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Bylaws & Policies, Effective Meetings
  • A decision by vote in a congregational meeting is the highest expression of the congregation's authority. UU congregations generally reserve only major decisions for the membershipas a whole
    Leader Resource | April 12, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Effective Meetings
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Spelling out membership in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in a congregation's bylaws clearly defines the congregation as a Unitarian Universalist congregation.
    Leader Resource | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • The purpose provision of the bylaws distinguishes the congregation from other institutions in the community and sets out the basic parameters for all the activity of the congregation.
    Leader Resource | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Mission/Vision/Planning
  • Choosing or changing the name of the congregation is an important decision, for it will help shape the congregation's vision and image. Following are some considerations. What Kind of Community? Many descriptive words can describe a religious group that gathers together....
    Leader Resource | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Outreach & Marketing
  • Bylaws exist to support and enhance the functioning of the congregation. Good bylaws provide good process. Bylaws are important in laying the groundwork for any organization. Although written in language to satisfy legal requirements, bylaws also encapsulate the vision, hopes, and dreams of the...
    Book | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • All bylaws need to be amended from time to time. Ideas and thoughts change, and new situations arise that need to be addressed in the bylaws. Bylaws should include provisions on how they can be amended.
    Leader Resource | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • Whether you are a new congregation, you are merging two or more congregations, or you are making changes an existing congregation; forming a bylaws task force is an important first step....
    Leader Resource | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies
  • The Bylaws provide the formal structure of your congregation and allow for maintaining and changing that structure. Bylaws hold the highest level of authority of congregational guiding documents. Some state laws require that congregations have a constitution, charter, articles of incorporation or...
    Leader Resource | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for Congregations
  • Attribution and Permission This exercise was originally developed by Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs in 2007 and refined by the Unity Consulting team for the UU University Governance Track in 2008. You can see Unity Consulting lead it at UU University. This exercise also appears in The Nested Bowls: The...
    By Robert L. Eller-Isaacs, Laura Park | April 4, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Mission/Vision/Planning
  • Taking a leap of faith can be a risky business. A hundred "what if's" can stop an idea before it starts. But if we aren't finding ways to make leaps of faith together, we will not grow, we cannot thrive. To leap may not feel safe at first, but the status quo is often less safe, especially if we want to remain relevant.
    By Wren Bellavance-Grace | April 2, 2019 | From LeaderLab
  • Who cares about Congregational Polity? Doesn’t it just boil down to the fact that we as a congregation can do whatever we want with no interference from any bishop, or presbytery, or Pope, or even the Unitarian Universalist Association in Boston? Perhaps. Consider a deeper theological...
    Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | March 15, 2008 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Congregational Polity
  • Church members generally agree that saving church records is a good thing – but the reality of doing that raises a number of questions. Which items should be saved, and by extension, is it okay to throw some items out?
    Leader Resource | By Kathleen Parker | March 27, 2011 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Records & Security, UU History
  • A shared history is a powerful bond and an awareness of history can foster a sense of pride and a feeling of connectedness. The telling of this history, whether in oral or written form, is one of the most important ways that newer members of a family are welcomed into the group. ...
    Leader Resource | March 24, 2019 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Records & Security, UU History