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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 LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies
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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 LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for Congregations
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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 LeaderLabTagged as: Mission/Vision/Planning
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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
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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 LeaderLabTagged as: Records & Security, UU History
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Annual reports, often published in conjunction with a congregation's annual meeting, provide an opportunity to report on the annual goals that are serving the mission and vision of the congregationLeader Resource | March 24, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governing Boards, Mission/Vision/Planning, Records & Security
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Whenever two parts of a system become uncomfortable with one another, they will turn their focus to a third person or issue as a way to stabilize their own relationship with one another.Leader Resource | By Kenneth Hurto | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Healthy Behavior
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Making the decision to add an additional worship service, or even considering such a thing, is a major undertaking in congregational life. As institutions (and even as members of institutions), we don’t always embrace even the smallest changes easily, and alterations in our worship...Book | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Adding services can provide a wonderful, invigorating climate for growth of all sorts, both individual and institutional. But large-scale change without adequate planning not only may doom the change but also may create additional problems. Therefore, ...Leader Resource | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Some useful points to consider and remember as the congregation faces the addition of a service and the consequent growth.March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Adding a worship service inevitably means more work for the congregation’s staff, both professional and support. The leaders of worship and religious education must not only repeat the service, create a separate special focus, and oversee another religious education program but also do more...Leader Resource | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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One of the key challenges in adding an additional service is providing religious education for children. What is needed, what will be offered, and how it will be done are large questions that need and deserve special consideration. The process of determining the answer to these questions runs...Leader Resource | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Children's Faith Development, Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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A congregation might choose to add an additional worship service for many different reasons: Some are from the needs of the congregation, and and others are driven by needs of individuals not yet within the congregational walls.March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Three sample surveys that can be modified easily for your specific situation.Leader Resource | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Any change is difficult for an organization, but the change in number of worship services seems to prompt some particular fears and feelings. They need to be articulated, recognized, affirmed, and responded to so the change can move forward effectively. The following are some common concerns and...Leader Resource | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Adding an additional service will have a real impact on congregational life. Once the decision to add a service is made, the designing and implementation stages begin. Here are a list of questions to help guide your planning:Leader Resource | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Some tips from congregations who have added a second service.March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach
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Church leaders need to give serious consideration to whether a controversial issue should be acted on or not.Leader Resource | By William E Gardner | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Social Justice
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Some of the most volatile disagreements in the life of the congregations have to do with who speaks for the congregation on controversial issues. How does a congregation decide?Leader Resource | By William E Gardner | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Social Justice
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Establishing and maintaining Beloved Community depends on establishing and maintaining covenantal relationships. The covenant is our sacred promise of meaningful relationship, which we mutually developLeader Resource | By Jan Christian, Pacific Western Region of the UUA | March 18, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant