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Management Skills—one of the recommended leadership development competencies—include: Basic skills to keep the congregation running smoothly and effectively. Understanding the fiscal responsibilities of leadership. Strong understanding of governance. Core Values A sense of responsibility and...By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 12, 2018 | From LeaderLab
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Skills to Grow Other Leaders—one of the recommended leadership development competencies—include: A generosity of spirit and collegiality in identifying and mentoring potential leaders. A commitment to shared ministry. Identifying and developing training experiences. Supporting the development...By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 12, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership
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Generational Sensibility—one of the recommended leadership development competencies—includes: Understanding that along with life-stage differences, there may be differences in generations based on the societal shifts they experience during their different life stages. Understanding that...By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 12, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership
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Resources for religious educators, ministers and other congregational leaders to prevent and address violence, abuse, harassment, inappropriate behavior, and other threats to safety.Training | By Kim Sweeney | April 11, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Safe Congregations
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This training is an in-depth exploration of successful Congregational Stewardship from myriad voices, including current and former Parish Ministers, and several UUA Stewardship and Development Staff. This training will explore: the theological and spiritual roots of our giving year-round giving...Training | By Darcy Roake, UUA Stewardship and Development | April 11, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Stewardship for Congregations
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Multicultural Sensibility—one of the recommended leadership development competencies—includes: Understanding how race and privilege operate in our lives and institutions. Actively working to dismantle racism, especially in our institutions and systems. Understanding how culture affects beliefs,...By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 10, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Multiculturalism
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Every one-to-one recruitment invitation should include these four major components which are based on paying attention to the individual and building authentic relationship.By Renee Ruchotzke | April 6, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Path to Leadership
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Leadership Development should be an ongoing process in your congregation that includes the following practices: Identify: Who is Called to be a Leader?...By Renee Ruchotzke | April 6, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Leadership Development
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Contextual Sensibility—one of the recommended leadership development competencies—include: Understanding what is happening in the world around us. Understanding how changes in society and demographics impacting our congregations, e.g. in today’s world each congregation has to make a case for...By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership
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Being Mission-Focused—one of the recommended leadership development competencies—include: Purpose-driven leadership. Having a clear sense of the mission of the congregation and keeping the congregation focused on that mission. Having a clear sense of one’s own mission or call. Core Values We...By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Mission/Vision/Planning
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Systems Sensibility may be the most important of the recommended leadership development competencies—it includes: The ability to understand that we are all interconnected and interrelated. Understanding that a change in one part can have an effect on the other parts, even if we can’t see direct...By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership
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Leadership development in our congregations should be an extension of faith development. But our congregational leaders need more than technical training, they need a combination of skills, sensibilities and internal qualities to enable them to be both effective and faithful....By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Leadership Development
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Adapted from https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Business_of_the_Church.html?id… Business of the Church: The Uncomfortable Truth that Faithful Ministry Requires Effective Management by John W. Wimberly, Jr., copyright © 2010 by the Alban Institute. Congregations are among the most...By Renee Ruchotzke | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLab
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Service is a cornerstone of Unitarian Universalist identity, and of UUCDC membership. Through service, not only do we play our part in healing our broken world, but we also find the opportunity to grow our own faith and spirituality, and to enhance our relationships with others. The Growth through Service (GTS) program enables UUCDC to better bring service opportunities to you, our members, that are fulfilling, feed your passion, and grow your soul.By UU Church of Delaware County, Media, PA, Central East Region of the UUA | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Path to Leadership, Leadership Development
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Ordination into the UU ministry, in our UU polity, is solely at the discretion of congregations, but should include deep discernment..By UU Society for Community Ministries, UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Becoming a Minister, Congregational Polity
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Congregational boards are entrusted with many of the operational and sometimes programmatic decisions....Leader Resource | April 4, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Bylaws & Policies, Congregational Polity, Governance for Congregations
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Here are some guiding questions and ideas about including a youth on your congregation's board.By Evin Carvill Ziemer | April 3, 2018 | From Youth MinistryTagged as: Governing Boards, Youth Ministry, Leadership Development
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Some congregations have reduced ministerial hours in recent years, some can no longer afford even a part-time minister, while others have never had ministerial leadership. Whichever category your congregation falls into, this workshop will affirm that this is indeed your church.By Wren Bellavance-Grace, New England Region of the UUA | April 3, 2018 | From LeaderLab
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When an employee's wages change, it affects Life and Long-Term Disability insurance premiums (and benefit payouts) as well as Retirement Plan contributions. Do any of your staff have new hours or salaries (salary + housing for ministers)? If they are on our Life or LTD Plans, use the form on our...By Jan Gartner | April 3, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision
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Out of space? Good for you! Here are some things to think about and plan for. Going to two services offers advantages beyond solving space problems. It offers choices in service timing, for instance. This might seem like a small matter at this point, but congregations who shrink from two services to one often find that their attendance shrinks by about 10% when they do.Leader Resource | By Christine Robinson | April 3, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Mid-Size Congregations, Worship