Erica Baron

Full name: Rev. Erica Baron

Congregational Consultant

New England Region in Congregational Life

Email: ebaron@uua.org

Telephone: (617) 948-4604

Erica Baron

Erica Baron, Congregational Consultant in the New England Region

Rev. Erica Baron joined the New England region staff in 2019, focusing on helping congregations live into their missions and develop their gifts for spiritual leadership. Before joining the Congregational Life staff, she served as parish minister for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills in Kingston, NY, as well as the congregations in Rutland and Bennington, VT. She is a graduate of Andover Newton Theological School.

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Covenanting | New England Region

The Map and the Terrain of Covenant

Erica Baron

From Covenanting
What is a covenant?...
Covenant and Conflict… At the same time?

Erica Baron

From Covenanting
As we have engaged UUs around New England in reflecting on living in covenant, we on regional staff have noticed an assumption so foundational that it i...
Practicing Covenant

Erica Baron

From Covenanting
As a layperson and then a clergy person in Unitarian Universalism, I have created more covenants with more groups of UUs than I can count....

Doing Our Inner Work | New England Region

When Big Feelings Come to Church

Erica Baron

From Doing Our Inner Work
There are lots of things in congregational life that can cause big feelings....
Purpose, Not Perfection

Erica Baron

From Doing Our Inner Work
Friends, move toward your purpose. Remember what is most essential. Let the rest go. We are here if you need help. 

Faithful Risking | New England Region

The Practice of Faithful Risking

Erica Baron

From Faithful Risking
Faithful congregations take faithful risks. In this post, we lift up examples of the faithful risks New England Region congregations have taken recently.

LeaderLab

Covenant as Landscape

Erica Baron, New England Region of the UUA

From LeaderLab
Covenant as Landscape (6:36) Many people talk about “breaking a covenant” when conflict arises. But is it the covenant that’s broken or is it that...
Antidotes to Conflict Poisons

Erica Baron, Byron "Tyler" Coles, Sarah Gibb Millspaugh

From LeaderLab
2023 GA workshop: In UU congregations, conflict avoidance, a sense of urgency, and either/or thinking can make it difficult to engage conflicts well.
Receiving and Giving Feedback

Erica Baron

From LeaderLab
Someone has just reached out to you with some critical feedback about the minister. What should you do next?
A Collegial Letter to Ministers on Feedback

Erica Baron

From LeaderLab
Help your people learn how to give helpful evaluations and so we can be much better ministers.

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