Open to ministers, congregations, staff, and those interested in transitions.

The Year-long Transitions Ministry Training (YLTMT) class, which begins in mid-August and continues through mid-May, provides an innovative learning model for transitional ministries of all types, based on the educational programs of the interfaith Interim Ministry Network. We travel to...

The health and vitality of our congregations depends in part on a good fit between a congregation and their minister. The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) helps to connect ministers searching for a position with congregations which want to find a minister. The UUA offers information and...

What is the purpose of sabbaticals? How do they help the congregation and its ministry? This manifesto breaks down the benefits and costs of sabbaticals.

The UUA is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Darrick Jackson (he/him) as the Ministerial Credentialing Director within the UUA’s Ministries and Faith Development staff group.

Using a process observer is a beautiful way to lean into team reflection, another is a practice of pausing between speakers.

A practical list of search committee mistakes we’ve seen “over and over” and learned from the vantage point of the Transitions Office.

For congregations that own a parsonage, consider the possibilities as well as implications for structuring a ministerial agreement.

Ministry is a complex profession with a lot of regular duties that are not always apparent. Here is short summary of what parish ministers do.

Recordings of workshops on Dream Team Ministry and Productivity to Possibility.

Recordings of workshops on Ministers Considering Part-Time Models and Ministerial Experiences with Part-Time Models.

Recordings of workshops on Employment Matters and Ministerial Search for Part-Time Ministries.

Deep collaborations between congregations offer mutual support, foster creativity. 

Replenishing their well of being is essential to a minister's ability to serve faithfully and authentically.

Guidance and caution when your congregation is looking to hire a minister that is not in fellowship with the UUA.

Food can be an avenue in the struggle against climate change and for climate justice.

Last summer, East Shore UU Church in Kirtland, Ohio had just been through a very difficult year. Along with the continued challenges with the pandemic, they had to say goodbye to their developmental minister after 5 years. The search for a new minister ended in disappointmentLast summer, East Shore

Ministerial start ups are typically offered in the first year of a new minister’s ministry or for the start of a new staff member like DREs. The workshop may involve an array of lay leaders & congregants, including past & present members of the Board, Committee on Ministry, search committee, others.