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The UUA offers rich resources for our member congregations! If you are looking for help for your congregation, but don’t know where to start, you can start here!
Visit LeaderLab for tips, tools and resources for leaders and leadership development! Access trainings, guides, webinars and articles to help your congregation serve its mission in the world!
Engage in rich and meaningful professional development and collegial relationships.
UUA Benefit Programs? Annual Program Fund information? Available Grants and Loans? Crowdsourcing? We have a lot to offer congregations!
More about UUA Programs that Support and Serve Congregations
Provide vital information for visitors, UU World magazine subscriptions for your members, and easy access to UUA support services.
Create a physically, sexually, and emotionally safer space for children and adults. Learn how to manage issues before an emergency strikes.
A library of resources and strategies to help your congregation address safety and other issues during a pandemic.
Resources and Tips
The UUA offers a Wordpress website template, along with tested tools and tips to help you communicate with both seekers and members.
LeaderLab
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'Kneading' Towards Liberation
Cameron Young
From LeaderLabMany of us grew up hearing the story in the Gospels of Jesus ‘healing’ the blind man. Some traditions emphasize that Jesus’s miracle was the most important part of this story. I beg to differ.
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Real-Life Experiences with Sharing Administrative Talent
Jan Gartner
From LeaderLabWe’ve collected quotes and stories from administrators who have served in more than one UU faith community simultaneously, as well as from leaders and supervisors who have experience sharing an administrative role with another congregation.
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Pollinating Administrative CapacityFrom LeaderLab
Interdependence! Pollination is about sharing administrative expertise across congregations. We shouldn’t expect every individual congregation to figure everything out and to have all of the tools and talent in-house. How can operations be streamlined and strengthened by sharing people and systems?