General Assembly 2008 Event 3018 Sponsored by the Professional Leadership Coordinating Council (PLCC) Facilitator: Dr. Helen Bishop, Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship of Hendersonville, NC Panelists: Rev. Jean Pupke, Patty Withers (CRE), Rev. Jason Shelton Rev....

General Assembly 2007 Event 2034 Peter Henrickson has been the Pacific Northwest District (PNWD) Treasurer, Compensation Consultant, chair of the PNWD Financial Consulting Team, and author of "Financial Management in the Church." In his workshop, Henrickson asked the question, "What kind of emplo...

As recently as five or ten years ago, visitors to our congregations showed up full of questions—and brought with them some apprehensions about what Unitarian Universalism might be. Times have changed. Thanks to the Internet and social media, today’s Sunday guests have a pretty good idea of what...

Update Your Congregation's Members and Leaders Information Each member congregation is encouraged to manage its UUA membership list on a regular basis so that members will receive the quarterly UU World magazine. Authorized congregational staff can manage mailing list and congregational Leader &...

Over the years congregations have employed various methods to handle complaints from congregants. Many congregations direct complainants to a Ministerial Relations Committee, a Committee on Ministry, or, if a complaint involves a staff member, to speak to that person directly. The Rev. Dr. Daniel...

From “The Committee On Ministry (COM) Model” by Rev. Robert T. Latham I Education (Ministry Awareness) Hold high the congregation’s mission and ministry: New member orientations Annual Mission-Covenant Renewal Service Appropriate usage of the Mission Covenant statement (brochures,...

Many Unitarian Universalist congregations rent space in their buildings. Doing so not only helps out the community but gives the congregation some added income. Rentals—whether for weddings, meetings, rehearsals, concerts, Tai Chi sessions, or conferences—also allow the community to get...

Workshops and presentations at General Assembly (GA), the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), have been provided by a variety of Unitarian Universalist organizations and UUA staff groups over the course of several decades. Not all presentations have been reviewed for...

Congregations traditionally promote and encourage Unitarian Universalist values through sermons, religious education, and social justice work. Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul, Minn., is taking its values to a new level—applying them to the companies that it buys products from. Unity Church...

When the offering plate comes around on Sunday morning at First Universalist Church of Denver, Colo., many nonprofit groups in the community feel the earth move just a little. This is the third year that the congregation has given its entire offering—every Sunday—to local groups or to support...

Is it possible to imagine that an armed intruder could show up on Sunday morning at one of our congregations, inflamed about our inclusiveness or a particular justice stance we’ve taken in the community, and proceed to do us harm? It happened in 2008 at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist...

It is, of course, every congregation’s desire to have most of its members actively engaged in personal growth, in deepening their spiritual development and working to improve the larger community and the world. There’s a lot of all of that going on at First Unitarian Church in Dallas, which has...

As congregations prepare for a new church year, newly elected officers will be taking up responsibilities on governing boards. Here are ten tips to help that work go smoothly, courtesy of the Rev. Ian Evison, Congregational Services director for the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Central...