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In appreciation of the tremendous community outreach of many of our Southern Region religious educators, who go the extra mile to extend much needed comprehensive sexuality education with “Our Whole Lives,” I felt compelled to ask Sarah White, the Director of Religious Education at the Holston…
By Nancy Combs-Morgan | March 3, 2020 | From Southern Region -
Because of the permanent and long-term damage climate chaos stands to inflict on our planet, it’s only fitting that the climate justice movement be represented by people from the generations that stand to be most impacted by it.
By Cameron Young | February 8, 2020 | From Southern Region -
I began ballet lessons when I was 3 years old. I remember begging my grandparents to allow me to stop playing softball — where the shirts were always polyester, the sun was always hot, and the dust was always in my mouth — in favor of the beautiful tutus, pointe shoes, and air conditioned studios of ballet.
By Natalie Briscoe, Connie Goodbread, Kathy McGowan, Nancy Combs-Morgan | December 8, 2019 | From Southern Region -
This week was a difficult one for me and many of my fellow Unitarian Universalists in Mississippi. On Election Day, we saw the affirmation of the existing power structure by voters who elected and re-elected individuals who oppose
By Carlton Elliott Smith | November 8, 2019 | From Southern Region -
As the summer days wind down and school bells start to ring, we on the Southern Region Team are excited for the months that lie between now and the beginning of next summer.
By Natalie Briscoe | September 27, 2019 | From Southern Region -
August 7 marked the beginning of the academic year across much of Mississippi. In the midst of many happy first-day-of-school pictures, we started seeing very different and awful images of children not knowing where their parents were.
By Gail Stratton | September 5, 2019 | From Southern Region -
I continue to be inspired by colleagues, particularly in the Southern Region, who for years, have been asking all Unitarian Universalists to consider that everything we do is faith development.
By Nancy Combs-Morgan | August 30, 2019 | From Southern Region -
As Susan Frederick-Gray mentioned during her president’s report at General Assembly in June, LeaderLab is a tremendous resource for congregational leaders. Discover LeaderLab resources. You can go there for extensive training by taking one of the full length leadership courses from the Unitarian…
By Kathy McGowan, Jonipher Kūpono Kwong, Renee Ruchotzke | August 29, 2019 | From Southern Region -
We know that small congregations are sharing the Love and Grace of Unitarian Universalism with their people and their communities every day. We also know that small churches can be faced with big challenges. Together we can help small congregations reach toward their greatest potential.
August 26, 2019 | From Southern RegionTagged as: Small Congregations -
We live in frightening times. We are, on a daily basis, made aware of the fact that horrendous events happen moment by moment. In those instances, we can be re-traumatized and/or challenged in ways that we try to come to grips with, and not shy away from.
By Connie Goodbread, Hope Johnson | August 8, 2019 | From Southern Region