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Deep collaborations between congregations offer mutual support, foster creativity.By Kat McKim | April 4, 2023 | From LifeTagged as: Communication, Community, Interdependence, Shared Ministry Teams, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
Replenishing their well of being is essential to a minister's ability to serve faithfully and authentically.Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | March 21, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Support for MinistersPage/Article -
Good communication habits and healthy boundaries between the laity and the minister make for a sustainable and resilient ministry!July 29, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Communication, Conflict Management in Congregations, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
This guide can help you (as a minister or other religious professional) determine if your ministry is vital, needing attention, or needing intervention.By Tandi Rogers | April 16, 2020 (reviewed November 2025) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Healthy Behavior, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
These recommendations and reminders are provided in order to support you in having meaningful, fruitful conversations with any congregation you might consider serving. We want to help you maximize your chances of negotiating an offer that you feel good about, with terms that serve you well...By Richard Nugent, Jan Gartner | December 5, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
Last revised: July 2019 Highlights Nearly all congregational ministers are employees, not independent contractors. There are 3 important tax provisions for ministers – dual tax status, housing allowance, and optional tax withholding. Benefits recommended for all staff, including ministers, are...Leader Resource | By Richard Nugent, Jan Gartner | December 5, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
Last revised: July 2019 Highlights The Ministerial Housing Allowance enables ministers to exclude a portion of their salary from certain taxes. For most active and retired ministers, it is their most important tax benefit....Leader Resource | By Richard Nugent, Jan Gartner | December 5, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
Read the Commission on Institutional Change’s November report.By Elaine McArdle | March 1, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Support for MinistersPage/Article
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Rev. Otto O'Connor commits to using the privilege afforded to him to continue to fight to support transgender people, locally and across our world, and especially non-binary people and transgender people of color.By Otto O’Connor | September 21, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
A brief overview of how to budget for ministry. For more detailed information visit the UUA Office of Church Staff Finances or download Ministerial Compensation 101: A Basic Primer (PDF).Video | By Renee Ruchotzke, UUA Church Staff Finances | June 2, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
In a letter to Unitarian Universalist clergy, UUA President Peter Morales says of the incoming Trump administration, ‘We are entering dangerous times.’By Christopher L. Walton | December 14, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Compassion, Justice, Politics, Social Justice, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
New ministers enter the job market with more educational debt than ever before. Unitarian Universalist leaders are looking at ways to adapt.Feature | By Joshua Eaton | November 1, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Becoming a Minister, Economy, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
Ministerial compensation is quite confusing. What do congregations and clergy need to know about clergy taxes?Leader Resource | By Richard Nugent | August 1, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
Ministry is rich with fulfilling rewards and complex challenges. As spiritual and prophetic leaders of congregations and in community settings, ministers must also tend to their own ongoing formation, professional growth, and self-care....Utility | September 19, 2014Tagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Support for MinistersPage/Article -
The Review Team exists to hold ministers in such transitions in care, to support them in creating a personal and professional developmental plan, and to help ministers arrive at decisions about their appropriate service in the future.Utility | November 20, 2013Tagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Support for MinistersPage/Article
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Sabbatical Planning and Communication Resources Contribute to successful sabbatical experiences for ministers and congregations: colleagues who recently experienced sabbaticals offer these sample materials as models for your consideration. The following documents are in PDF format. From Drew...Utility | June 4, 2013Tagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Support for MinistersPage/Article
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Assessing Our Leadership (PDF, 37 pages) was published in June 2001, and offers ideas on developing and implementing a process for the ongoing evaluation of a congregation's leadership, both clergy and lay....Utility | April 16, 2013Tagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Support for MinistersPage/Article
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What are the skills and perspectives needed to be a religious leader in these complicated times? Learning to navigate change, create holding environments for productive conflict and assess the kind of leadership needed in the midst of chaos are key. Weaving together theories of change management,...April 16, 2013Tagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Support for MinistersPage/Article
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Ghost Ranch Workshops and retreats. Abiqui and Santa Fe, NM, locations. Scarritt-Bennett Center Retreat center in Nashville, TN. Shalem Institute Shalem provides programs and support for spiritual directors, clergy, leaders of contemplative prayer groups and retreats who seek to deepen their...April 16, 2013Tagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Support for MinistersPage/Article
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Academy of Homiletics Supports the art and practice of preaching American Academy of Religion Research in and the study of religion. Offers annual fall conferences. Creativity Seminars Creativity Courses in Europe and New York. UUA WorshipWeb Preaching Today...April 16, 2013Tagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Support for MinistersPage/Article