For Workshop 6, Faith and Conflict, Activity 1, Tapping Out of "Fake Fights"

For Workshop 5, Integrity, Activity 1, Fannie Barrier Williams

(20 Minutes) Materials Handout 2, Burnout—a Misnomer Preparation Copy Handout 2 for all participants. Pre-arrange with a participant to read the poem aloud and provide them with a copy ahead of time. Description Invite participants to listen to a reading of the poem in Handout 2. Use these...

This is activity is a physical demonstration of having to balance many demands at the same time. While juggling (or while your guest juggles), tell participants that congregational leaders are like jugglers trying to keep all the balls in the air.

Take-home suggestions and resources for participants in Workshop 4 of Harvest the Power, 2nd edition.

Consider and discuss these questions with your co-facilitator: Looking at each activity in this workshop, what worked as well as or better than you had anticipated? What did not work as well as you had anticipated? What issues came up for you personally in trying any activity yourself?

Materials A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Optional: Copies of the UUA pamphlet S… of Service, one for each participant Preparation Optional: Customize the Taking It Home handout for your group before emailing or photocopying it. Copy Taking It Home for...

Materials Handout 1, Health Versus the Push to Accomplish Things Preparation Arrange to attend a meeting of a committee or other leadership group to share the work done in this workshop. Create a list of the ideas the group shared as they presented their drawings in Activity 6. Description Invite...

(25 minutes) Materials Handout 1, Health Versus the Push to Accomplish Things 9- x 12-inch construction paper and markers and/or colored pencils for all participants Optional: Newsprint, markers, and wall-safe tape Preparation Copy Handout 1 for all participants. Pre-arrange with a participant to...

(25 minutes) Materials Story, Confessions of a Prodigal Volunteer Preparation Pre-arrange with one or more participants to read the story and provide them with a copy of the story in advance. Description Invite participants to listen to the volunteer(s) read the story. Engage the group in...

In this activity, participants focus on their particular role as a congregational leader and name parts of that role that they find stressful, energizing, or both.

Distribute paper and pens or pencils. Read aloud this scenario: The board of your congregation has just asked you to be part of a new seven-person committee to work on an issue of great importance to the congregation.

(15 minutes) Materials Leader Resource 1, Bodies of Water Guided Meditation Clock or timer Bell or chime Description Begin by reminding participants that they have agreed to respect the confidentiality of personal information and stories shared here....

In this activity, participants toss a bean bag or other soft object to one another while naming tasks and people that demand their time and attention on a daily or weekly basis.

Gather the group in a circle. Ask a participant to light the chalice as you and the group engage in the opening words, either singing “Here We Have Gathered” or responsively reading “We Need One Another.”

This workshop helps participants consider how they care for themselves as leaders and how they encourage and model self-care for other members of the congregation.

(30 minutes) Materials Leader Resource 2, Safe Congregation Scenario Newsprint, markers, and wall-safe tape Preparation Prepare Leader Resource 2 according to the instructions (cut the individual role-play directions apart). Arrange seating in a “fishbowl”: a tight circle of six chairs (or six...

The prophetic liberal church is the church where persons think and work together to interpret the signs of the times in the light of their faith. —James Luther Adams, 20th-century Unitarian theologian Share your turning-point reflections with others in your congregation. This is a great...

Consider and discuss these questions with your co-facilitator: Looking at each activity in this workshop, what worked as well as or better than you had anticipated? What did not work as well as you had anticipated?

This activity was developed for children, but it works well for adults too. Distribute copies of Taking It Home or tell the group when you will email it. Say: How many of you have thrown a coin into a fountain and made a wish?