A deeper dive of questions into what is needed to foster and support diverse leadership in our congregations.

Are you okay with being routinely spiritually challenged by your UU leaders? In the midst of that, how much comfort, support, and/or reassurance do you need?

What is meant by “collaborative leadership?” Can collaboration exist side-by-side with clear lines of accountability?

How might past experiences of leaders create a "mold" that doesn't fit subsequent leaders?

What does genuinely being present to the difference of others require of us Unitarian Universalists? What makes being present to the difference of others hard or challenging?

How are the community's unspoken expectations of "how one shows up as a leader "in alignment or not in alignment with our UU commitment to diversity?

A discussion guide to help your congregation foster diverse leadership, both lay and ordained, making it more survivable and vibrant.

Ministry is relationship. Offering search committees a way to get to know you and experience your ministry will help set you up for a good match.

The MinistrySearch system is open to UU ministers in Fellowship (and in good standing) with the UUA. All ministers are encouraged to be members of the UU Ministers Association (UUMA). All ministers in search must follow the guidelines of the UUMA whether they are a member or not.Non-fellowshipped...

Things to consider as you begin to work on your search profile and discern your potential match with the congregations in search.

A quick reference listing the information and questions that are part of the ministerial record in the UUA's MinistrySearch system.

The UUA's ministry search process is open to UU ministers in Fellowship. Here you'll find advice that can help you navigate the search process.

A difficult parting from any type of ministry puts a minister on a temporary hold from ministry search. Here is an overview of the process.

The Guidelines of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA) (Art. IX, Sec. C, D & E) mandate that the greatest sensitivity and care be exercised in the relations between the retired minister, the congregation and the new incumbent minister.

After a minister has retired from a congregation that they have served in a full, long, and mutually meaningful ministry, the congregation may wish to honor the shared ministry by designating them as minister emerit/us/a.

When a minister decides to retire, the first step is submitting the Intent to Retire Form to the UUA's Ministries and Faith Development staff.

The UU Retired Ministers and Partners Association offers the UURMaPA Retirement Guide (PDF). It's full of wisdom from the experience of dozens of retired ministers. It includes advice useful to ministers and partners contemplating retirement as well as those who have already retired.

Guidance for ministerial searches, other parish ministry opportunities, sabbaticals, and retirement.