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Friends, I was delighted recently to preach at the Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church (GMUUC) in Dahlonega, Georgia, on ways to, faithfully and healthfully, engage in conflict. Rev....
By Nancy Combs-Morgan | September 3, 2024 | From Southern Region -
The first few lines of Mary Oliver’s poem “The Journey” read: “Who made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?”Before I took some time away for my sabbatical this past April, I felt the weight of the world in my heart. I burdened myself with the...
By Natalie Briscoe | August 2, 2024 | From Southern Region -
It seems to me that we are currently living in a time when so much feels binary. If we do not feel “this way” then we must feel “that way”. It is so easy to be triggered by words which make us internally say “hell no” or the opposite. Our bodies are made to react to threats. Have you...
By Kathy McGowan | July 3, 2024 | From Southern Region -
Dear Congregations,This May marked a very important milestone for me. After 6 arduous years of 81 credit hours, I completed my Master of Divinity, the degree that is generally required for those pursuing ordained ministry. I began my studies as a religious educator in a local congregation and was...
By Cameron Young | June 3, 2024 | From Southern Region -
Hi everyone! This month, we invite you to view a reflection from Rev. Byron Tyler Coles - Love and Hope. Transcript: UUA Southern Region May 2024 Vlog Love and Hope (Microsoft Word) | Transcript: UUA Southern Region May 2024 Vlog Love and Hope (PDF)...
By Tyler Coles | May 6, 2024 | From Southern Region -
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By Lillian Drab-Braddick | March 30, 2024 | From Southern RegionTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Path to Leadership -
"Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you're finished." — Leslie NielsenOne of the many amazing and privileged honors about working for the Unitarian Universalist Association is that we are granted sabbatical leave roughly every seven years. In recognition of our need for...
By Natalie Briscoe | March 4, 2024 | From Southern Region -
Quick Version: The congregation’s culture is its most important featureLeaders have a major impact on cultureCritical skills for congregational leaders to develop at this time are self-awareness, empathy, an ability to grow individuals and teams, and creativity.The most important feature of our...
By Natalie Briscoe | February 1, 2024 | From Southern RegionTagged as: Leadership Development -
As a people of one shared Faith and as single congregations tied to others through our Unitarian Universalist Association, many of us are gathering our hopes for what the upcoming calendar year will bring.
By Natalie Briscoe | January 4, 2024 | From Southern Region -
One of the important tasks we take on as Unitarian Universalists who hold Love as our core value is the study of how love moves among us, transforms us, and is incarnated by us....
By Natalie Briscoe | December 1, 2023 | From Southern Region