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...

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...

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....

Chicago seminary welcomes ‘an innovative leader, a committed Unitarian Universalist, a celebrated educator, a social justice activist, an accomplished scholar, and an experienced community organizer’ as next president.

The 2019 Stewardship Sermon Award Winner is Rev. Dr. Daniel C. Kanter for his sermon, "Tomatoes for the Future".

Regional Transitions Coaches For all congregations in search for a minister, your support flows through the MidAmerica Region’s Transitions Program Manager, Christine Purcell. She should be your first line of contact:...

A workshop to explore ideas and approaches for strengthening stewardship in congregations experiencing ministerial transition. Presented by Rev. Roberta Finkelstein, Andrea Lerner and Barry Finkelstein.

An interview with Rev. Hope Johnson, one of two women of color granted emerita status in 2018.

The Rev. Lee Barker will step down as president at the end of August 2019, completing sixteen years as head of Chicago seminary.

Ordination into the UU ministry, in our UU polity, is solely at the discretion of congregations, but should include deep discernment..

Webinar presented by Rev. Richard Gilbert, president of UU Retired Ministers and Partners. 2015...

This workshop was presented at Cedar Lane Church in September 2014 and focuses on what is Theme Based Church, how it is different from Theme Based Worship and how you can move your congregation to Theme Based Church as well.

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.

‘The times we live in right now are ripe with the potential for great transformational seeds to be planted,’ she says.

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).

Unitarian Universalist minister who heads Colorado ACLU sees complentary values in civil liberties work and in UU communities.

UUA is one of few religious organizations that voluntarily complies with law mandating accommodations for employees who serve in military reserves.

Gift from family of the late David Lewis will provide full-tuition scholarships at Berkeley seminary.