Welcome! This new UUA program for layleaders—both individuals and congregational teams—will launch in August 2026. (Registration will open on this page in July 2026).
Worship Well’s goals are to:
- Create connection and mutual support
- Build confidence in worship leaders to embrace their authority and use it responsibly
- Reveal pathways to UU worship resources
- Center our anti-racist, anti-oppression values
- Be a fun, accessible gathering
Co-facilitated by Mx. Antoinette Hollamon (they/them) and Rev. Erika Hewitt (she/her), our monthly Zoom gatherings will focus on a range of topics chosen by participants, who will have an opportunity to share tips, success stories, and wisdom before the gathering begins.
Each 75-minute Worship Well session will include time for collective learning and small-group discussion. At the end of each session, congregational teams will be invited to spend an optional (additional) 15 minutes in conversation about how the learning might shape their context and teamwork.
Sample sessions include:
- How to recruit and train worship leaders
- How to plan a month-long or year-long arc of worship themes and topics
- How to navigate the tension between freedom and limitations during Joys & Sorrows
The time and dates of Worship Well have not yet been selected. Registration costs will be low—one fee for a congregational team and the full series—with Honor Congregations being invited to participate at no cost.
Finally, Worship Well will be guided by a set of Covenantal Agreements that all participants will be asked to honor.
Please stay tuned to this page for more information and to register!