Healthy Behavior

“In All Thy Getting, Get Understanding,” featuring Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout.

Given the increasing shortage of UU ministers, congregations might wish for a simple way to evaluate their own fitness for ministry. Ministers, likewise, might find an objective scale helpful in...

The 1970's heart-throb boy band The Osmonds provided a disservice with their ear-worm hit song "One Bad Apple." They sang,
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Let me share a fable of two congregations.
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In dealing with adapt… challenges (e.g. changing demographics or attitudes toward religious institutions) congregational leaders can learn some wisdom...

The congregational meeting was held right after the Sunday service to guarantee a quorum.  There were a couple of important issues to discuss, including passing a deficit budget to help fund...

We often hear the question, "Is there a spiritual practice that is particularly Unitarian Universalist?" I believe that there is—living into our...

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.

No person is perfect. How do we ask each other to return to covenant when someone makes a mistake?

Emotions play a major role in the leadership of congregations, so leaders need to understand how they impact decisions.