Lisa Presley

Congregational Life Consultant

MidAmerica Region in Congregational Life

Email: lpresley@uua.org

Telephone: (248) 514-5458

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Rev. Dr. Lisa Presley

MidAmerica Region Congregational Life Consultant

Lisa Presley is a life-long Unitarian Universalist who was an active lay leader before entering our ministry in 1991. As a lay leader she was board president, board member, worship associate, stewardship campaign chair, religious education teacher, bookkeeper, secretary, and shoveled the snow as well as many other "duties as assigned". She has served congregations as interim minister (Calgary AB, Rochester MI, Naperville IL, San Rafael CA), and as settled minister (Southfield MI). Her work for first the Heartland District and now the MidAmerica Region includes mentoring, teaching, and working with congregations in all aspects of congregational life. For MidAmerica she is a "deep generalist" working across the spectrum of congregational issues, while taking as her "deep" areas include areas of safe congregations, the UUA Disaster Relief Fund, and working toward greater intercultural competency in our congregations. She lives in Kalamazoo, MI, with her partner, and their dog Teddy.

From Lisa Presley

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Leaders understand that what they might want may not be what others want, and they are open to learning and understanding how the world is different for other people; they understand, too, that those who have been historically marginalized have places in our congregations, and our congregations need to expand their understanding of who is welcome in order to open wide the doors to those who find value in Unitarian Universalism.

By Lisa Presley, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 19, 2018 | From LeaderLab
Tagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Hospitality, Disability & Accessibility

Leaders know where their buttons are, and know how to manage their own anxiety; they recognize that anxiety serves little purpose in moving a congregation forward, and instead can lessen that anxiety and help the congregation focus on the issues involved, rather than the anxiety and fear that uncertainty can create; they are comfortable in and with ambiguity.

By Lisa Presley, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 19, 2018 | From LeaderLab
Tagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior

Leaders are aware, or becoming aware, that much in their world is based on cultural assumptions of the dominant groups, rather than simply “the way things are;” they understand that congregations must work to determine how they will be—that commonality in values is either created, discovered, or negotiated, and they are learning skills to be able to work more competently across any of the differences that make a difference.

By Lisa Presley, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 19, 2018 | From LeaderLab
Tagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries

This webinar will introduce you to resources to prepare and respond to a variety of situations that put your community at risk. We’ll touch on how to open up a non-anxious dialogue within the congregation, the role of the board in creating clear policies, and how to effectively prepare and train...

Webinar | By Patricia Infante, Lisa Presley | December 15, 2017 | From LeaderLab
Tagged as: Safety and Staffing in Congregations, Trauma and Disaster Response, Safe Congregations

Learn from Rev. Julie Taylor, a member of the UU Trauma Response Ministry, and Rev. Lisa Presley, MidAmerica Staff person and responder, as they discuss what a congregation can, and should do, to prepare themselves for disasters, whether natural or human caused.

Webinar | By Lisa Presley, Julie Taylor, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 14, 2017 | From LeaderLab
Tagged as: Safety and Staffing in Congregations, Trauma and Disaster Response

Get your new employees off to a healthy, happy start every time! Learn about formal administrative onboarding and proven practices for welcoming and orienting staff.

Webinar | By Jan Gartner, Lisa Presley | June 22, 2016 | From LeaderLab
Tagged as: Staffing & Supervision

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