Addressing a Pandemic in Your Community
Pandemic Safety & Strategies
The UUA offers resources and strategies in our LeaderLab Learning Center to help your congregation address safety and other issues during a pandemic.
(The listing below shows the latest articles.)
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Trying to figure out how to talk about wearing masks in church? Here are some examples!
August 20, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Covenant, Safe Congregations -
Widespread vaccination against COVID-19 makes our communities safer. How do we encourage vaccination with sensitivity and kindness?
August 20, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Safe Congregations -
From exercising regularly, sticking with spiritual disciplines, and enjoying hobbies, to reading for pleasure, getting enough sleep, and spending time with those we love, caring for ourselves is hardest precisely when we most need to do it. Throw in the limitations of physical...
By Jan Gartner | August 5, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19 -
As a faith community, we need to be grounded in our principles and values when making decisions during times of turmoil.
Leader Resource | By Susan Frederick-Gray | April 15, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, UU Theology -
As congregations consider physically re-opening for hybrid or multiplatform worship and programs, families with children and youth may be left out or excluded. Inclusion will take care and consideration of the challenges families are facing.
By Evin Carvill Ziemer | April 12, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Families & Faith Development -
It's important to understand that our faith communities have gone through a traumatic experience, and that is having an impact on our physical and mental functioning.
Video | By Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe | March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Building Community, Covenant -
Organizations and websites with accurate COVID-19 data for Unitarian Universalist congregations to reference as they determine when it's safe to gather in person.
October 21, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Safe Congregations -
Questions to help your congregation's leaders decide about gathering in person.
October 21, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Safely Staffing Your Congregations, Safe Congregations -
We're living through complicated times. Let your staff know that you value them. Support them well!
By Jan Gartner | June 5, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19 -
What do you and your family need during a time of pandemic? What challenges do you face to hold your family in spiritual, physical, social, and material health? Unitarian Universalist values, practices, and virtual connections can support families in new ways at this time. Explore ideas here.
April 2, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Children, Parents, Trauma, Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Trauma Response
More COVID-19 Strategies and Tools
Explore the UU Leader Library and search on the term COVID-19 to find a wealth of resources for leading congregations during this crisis: from technical how-tos to inspirational case studies, the Leader Library will connect professional and lay leaders alike with tools for leading through this extraordinary time.
COVID-19 Worship Collection
This collection of worship resources written and/or performed during the COVID-19 pandemic is curated by the UUA's Minister of Worship Arts and created by many wonderful leaders in our midst. Updated continually, this collection is one to return to.
Original source: Pandemic Safety