Wayne B. Arnason

A light-skinned male minister with silver hair and wire-rimmed glasses wearing a stole and standing at a pulpit.

The Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason retired in 2016 after a forty-year career in parish ministry, UUA staff and volunteer governance roles within Unitarian Universalism. He has served as President of the UU Ministers Association, Secretary of the UUA, and Chair of the Ministerial Fellowship Committee. In retirement Wayne has engaged in UU historical scholarship, interim ministry, and consultation. He co-authored with his wife Rev. Kathleen Rolenz the widely-read book on UU worship "Worship That Works"(Skinner House, 2nd edition 2017).

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Overview of the Context and Premises for this Training Model West Shore’s worship associates team was established in 2001. Most years the team had as many as six people, serving overlapping two-year terms. People had to apply for the program, and understood they could only serve two years. The...

By Wayne B. Arnason, Kathleen Rolenz, West Shore UU Church, Rocky River, OH | September 3, 2019 | From LeaderLab
Tagged as: Worship Tips, Worship

2019 Edition Religion in Life for Scouts BSA is a program in Unitarian Universalist identity for ages 12 to 17.

Curriculum | By Gail Forsyth-Vail, Wayne B. Arnason, Richard S. Gilbert | July 12, 2019 (reviewed July 2024) | For Youth | From Faith Curriculum Library
Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development

This book shares the insights of 17 ministers and lay leaders—Unitarian Universalists who have become Buddhists while maintaining their UU identity and Buddhists who have found a spiritual home in Unitarian Universalism.

Book | By Sam Trumbore, Wayne B. Arnason | From Skinner House Books
Tagged as: Buddhism

The second edition of this classic UU text includes revisions and new chapters on multicultural worship, multigenerational worship, and new models of services for contemporary practices.

Book | By Wayne B. Arnason, Kathleen Rolenz, Nancy McDonald Ladd | From Skinner House Books
Tagged as: UU Theology, Worship

We join together now in a time of meditation or prayer, spoken at first and then for a time in the peace that silence brings.

Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Connections, Gratitude, Interdependence, Memorial Day, Unitarian Universalism

Spirit of Life, We pause to give thanks for many gifts of life that are ours, gifts we find expressed and enhanced in the community of this church. We are grateful for our family and friends and all they mean to us....

Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Caring

Spirit of Life, Known to us in many ways, but so often, in so many cultures, in the image of a mother, Hold us in your arms this day. Let all that we value and all that we hold dear in the images of motherhood we carry be our guide. We are grateful for all the parents that share the community of...

Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Mother's Day

I feel sorry for the kids today who are taking geography in school for the first time. When I was in school, unless you got really interested in the history of Iraqi Kurdistan, there was a chance you could get all the way through geography class without ever having to know learn to spell Sulaymania.

Sermon | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Dissent, Inclusion, International, Multiculturalism, Politics, Universalism, Multiculturalism

For their service and their sacrifice, we pause in the silence of memory and respect.

Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Memorial Day

Take courage friends. The way is often hard, the path is never clear, and the stakes are very high. Take courage. For deep down, there is another truth: you are not alone.

Closing | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Power, Solidarity, Strength, Unity

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