If dropping a check or cash into the basket is the only way your congregation invites financial gifts, many in your pews can’t participate in the offering even if they feel called to do so.

Not all conflict is alike. Different kinds of conflict require different kinds of responses. This is an overview of a model of conflict from Alban Institute consultant Speed Leas.

Living in a committed, covenantal community is a great way to avoid destructive conflict.

Covenant: A deep abiding promise, grounded in my deepest values, that I hold myself accountable to. Does your congregation suffer from constant, divisive conflict? Is your congregation looking to develop its first covenant to help members with healthier behavior?...

Avoiding triangulation will not eliminate conflict in a congregation but it will help keep it in the constructive and creative zone.

Here's what you need to know before you install the WordPress theme, along with an installation checklist.

Systems theory is extremely helpful in understanding how people work in groups and why change is sometimes so difficult.

Hackers are getting more sophisticated every day. The best defense is to encourage your employees, volunteers and congregation members to pause and look for warning signs before responding to any unsolicited email.

What can the congregation do in a crisis to avoid a crash during conflict? The solution mostly falls to the work of the driver of the car or the congregational leaders.

Many congregations have a committee to assist and work with the professional minister or ministers. An older model is the Ministerial Relations Committee, which tends to be an advocate for, and a support and guidance group to, the minister or ministers....

You can improve the chances of the right images being included when someone shares your WordPress page on Facebook or Twitter.

Whenever two parts of a system become uncomfortable with one another, they will turn their focus to a third person or issue as a way to stabilize their own relationship with one another.

You can use the Jetpack plugin to make copies of services rather than starting with a blank service each time you create a new service. ...

Yet we've learned that conflicts can present great opportunities for building community by examining together what we value the most and clarifying our purpose and mission as a community.

Here’s what you need to do to upgrade your congregation’s website from a previous version to latest version.

The theme was designed and content created by the Outreach & Public Witness Team of the the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), including: Sarah Gibb Millspaugh Carey McDonald Anna Bethea Development work has been done by: Christopher Wulff FACTA Studio Kevin Vess Theme support is provided ...

“He said, she said, they said, and now we have a conflict!” “I don’t remember what we fought about, but I do remember how I felt when you yelled at me.” “When I hid the ‘send’ key, I didn’t expect this reaction!” “Now that we are in the parking lot, let me tell you what I...

Some tips for making serious disagreements less frequent and more productive.

S-H-I-F-T is a way to remember the basics of emotional systems (Self-Differientation, Homeostasis, Identified patient, emotional Familiy field, and Triagulation) and how they operatin in congregations.

Learning how to be in community with people who have different opinions or experiences is essential in UU congregations.