Displaying 1 – 20 of 48
This list includes every page or product with this tag from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts.
Changing a filter will refresh results (and remaining options) immediately. Searching by keyword requires use of the "Search" button.
Skip to save-
The New Year can a be time to take stock of our lives and make adjustments to old habits, or set new goals in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s hard enough to do this as individuals – it’s even harder to do as congregations.Feature | By Renee Ruchotzke | January 13, 2025 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community, Communication, Congregational Polity, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article -
Board leadership holds the space between the values and intentions of congregation as a whole and how the mission is lived in the ministry & programs.Video | By David Pyle | July 2, 2024 | From The Congregational HandbookTagged as: Congregational PolityPage/Article -
For Unitarian Universalists, ministry is not a supernatural state of any kind. It’s a choice, a process, and an ongoing relationship.By Liz James | March 1, 2020 | From LifeTagged as: Becoming a Minister, Congregational Polity, MinistryPage/Article -
When Unitarian Universalists pass the plate on Sunday to every hand present, it’s an act of saying who we are and what we believe in.By Liz James | November 1, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Congregational Polity, Democracy, Fundraising for Congregations, Generosity, StewardshipPage/Article -
Ordination into the UU ministry, in our UU polity, is solely at the discretion of congregations, but should include deep discernment..By UU Society for Community Ministries, UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | April 5, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Becoming a Minister, Congregational PolityPage/Article -
Congregational boards are entrusted with many of the operational and sometimes programmatic decisions....Leader Resource | April 4, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Bylaws & Policies, Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
A tale of two villages, one who decided to change with the times as needed, and the other, which held on to old ways in spite of them no longer working.Story | By Renee Ruchotzke | November 29, 2017 (reviewed November 2024) | For Children, Youth, Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Change, Congregational Polity, Courage, Creativity, Democracy, Diversity, Governance, Nature, Resilience, Transformation, UU Theology, WisdomPage/Article -
The practice of congregational polity dictates that the business of our congregations take place at congregational meetings. Learn how to hold an annual meeting and how to hear reports, elect new positions and approve the annual budget.November 2, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Effective Meetings, Governing BoardsPage/Article -
As a movement, we talk about thinking big. We also need to think small. We need mini-ministries. We need to encourage and equip people to create communities and experiences where they are and with what they have.By Liz James | February 5, 2016 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
Congregational polity is not fundamentally about autonomy or protecting individuals from spiritual coercion. This understanding repels healthy people, weakens connections among churches, and perpetuates widespread suspicion about leadership....Video | By Sue Phillips, New England Region of the UUA | June 27, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Congregational PolityPage/Article -
This CoA report, published in 1997, examines congregational polity as the principle of organization for UU congregations.Book | By Commission On Appraisal | October 3, 2014 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
Congregational polity in UUism emerged from its colonial roots with values of local control, free consent of the membership, under self-imposed rules.Story, Timeline | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 6, 2013 (reviewed February 2026) | For High School, Adults | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for Congregations, UU History, UU IdentityPage/Article
-
A new awareness of congregational polity as a community of autonomous congregations will strengthen both local congregations and the Association as a whole.Utility | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
-
A renewed theological understanding of why "being in community" or "covenanting" is key to reaching a fresh and liberating understanding of congregational polity itself.Utility | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
-
A close reading of the UUA Bylaws reveals the extent to which the two sides of the unity-diversity equation are in tension with each other.Utility | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
-
UU's individualism along with discomfort with power and authority have added complexity when working together as a religious organization.Utility | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
-
Congregations need to explore ways of making decisions about social justice actions that affirm both the right to individual belief and the responsibility for group social justice action.Utility | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
-
Leaders range from ordained clergy, through volunteer lay members of a congregation, who may also be ordained or commissioned, elected or not.Utility | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
-
A Self-Study Course on Congregational Polity Based on Interdependence: Renewing Congregational PolityUtility | By UUA Commission on Appraisal (COA) | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
A Self-Study Course on Congregational Polity Based on Interdependence: Renewing Congregational PolityUtility | June 20, 2011 (reviewed February 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article