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Interviews with Religious Professionals and youth participants in Coming of Age programs.Audio Recording | August 26, 2024 | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Coming of Age, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators, UU TheologyPage/Article -
Join Rev Tyler Coles and Rev Dayna Edwards as they explore the critical importance of faith development and its role in driving forward paradigmatic shifts for congregations toward greater equity, health, and vibrancy.Audio Recording | By Byron Tyler Coles, Dayna Edwards | April 12, 2024 | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Change & Conflict, Faith Development, Multiculturalism, TransformationPage/Article -
Unique perspectives from 3 Religious Educators who teach Coming of Age, 2 of whom participated in COA as youth.Audio Recording | December 21, 2023 | For High School | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Coming of Age, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators, UU TheologyPage/Article
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Gregory, Cameron, and Leia talk about how Unitarian Universalism is in its adolescent coming-of-age moment.Audio Recording | By Gregory Boyd, Cameron Young, Leia Durland-Jones, Joy Berry | November 16, 2023 | For High School | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Coming of Age, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators, UU TheologyPage/Article
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Church is for helping people stay human in the face of inhumane circumstances.Audio Recording | By Erika Hewitt, Elizabeth Stevens | August 2, 2021 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Brokenness, Disaster or Crisis, Presence, Self-Care, Trauma, Worship TipsPage/Article -
General Assembly 2017 Event 206 Program Description Faith and racial justice principles often appear weaved together. In practice, however, challenges arise. What happens when we are asked to take a stand in a way that does not resonate? This workshop explores how “both/and thinking” supports an...Audio Recording | June 22, 2017 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Anti-Racism, Racial Justice, Racial Justice & Multicultural MinistriesPage/Article
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Too often our leaders lead from unexamined fear and frustration. We need to lead from our hopes as embodied in the vision of the Beloved Community.Audio Recording | By Paula Cole Jones | February 23, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Healthy Behavior, Small CongregationsPage/Article -
No person is perfect. How do we ask each other to return to covenant when someone makes a mistake?Audio Recording | By Karen Brammer | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Healthy Behavior, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Supporting one another is important, but if that is primarily what you do, then your congregation will decline. For a congregation to be alive, vital, and growing, it must have a sense that it exists to serve as well.Audio Recording | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Mission/Vision/Planning, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Emotions play a major role in the leadership of congregations, and if we do not take that into consideration as leaders, we will walk into situations that tear at the fabric of communal life and possibly thwart any growth that had been planned.Audio Recording | By Richard Speck | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Healthy Behavior, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Small congregations are trying to do too much. They are struggling to put together a quality meaningful worship service and a Children’s Faith Development Program every Sunday. Let’s try something different.Audio Recording | By Connie Goodbread | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Multigenerational Faith Development, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Don’t try to do everything! Instead, figure out what your congregation does well, and do it, and do more of it!Audio Recording | By Karen Lewis Foley | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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In its 7th year and with about 40 adult members, a small congregation in the South realized it was stuck—its membership hadn’t increased in 3 years. True, a few new folks joined each year, but the new folks only replaced those who had moved or left for other reasons. ...Audio Recording | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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If you’re listening to this CD, chances are you think your congregation is small. But not all small congregations are alike. These differences are not just about numbers. They’re about attitude, and group behaviors, and organizational structure. It helps to know how your congregation does...Audio Recording | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Change is always difficult, yet it happens every day in our lives in small and big ways. It is also is a regular component of congregational life. When a visitor shows up on a Sunday, the dynamics in a congregation have changed, particularly if the newcomer stays. We all need to be aware of the...Audio Recording | By Kenneth Brown | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Before we decide whether we want to be an institution, it might be helpful if we thought about what an institution is, and what it is not. ...Audio Recording | By Gordon B McKeeman | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Families with children no longer feel a sense of obligation to attend church. Participation in a religious community is often considered one option among many competing interests. How do you go about creating a multigenerational culture in your congregation?Audio Recording | By Michelle Richards | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Multigenerational Faith Development, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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We need to think beyond increasing the membership rolls and focus more on developing what the workshop leaders called an “outward orientation.”Audio Recording | February 15, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Community ministers benefit by having a place that supports them spiritually and provides social connections. The congregation gains by its connection with a minister who has insights beyond the congregation's walls.Audio Recording | By Donald E. Skinner | June 15, 2006 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article -
membership coordinator, and she focused much of her energy on integrating new and not-so-new members.Audio Recording | By Donald E. Skinner | June 15, 2006 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article