Consider what being part of a Unitarian Universalist congregation means to you. If your congregation has a covenant, you may want to read it and consider its words.

Reflect on these questions:

• How does being a part of this community call to you?
• What gifts do you bring to your congregation?
• What opportunities does your congregation offer you to volunteer, to "grow" your gifts, or to acquire new gifts?

You may wish to ask participants to engage in this same spiritual practice so that they, too, arrive at the workshop centered and ready to engage with the material and the group.