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Physical distancing doesn't have to mean social isolation. Here are some creative ways to provide pastoral care in a time of physical distancing.March 16, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Pastoral Care, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
Photos and conversation prompts from the UUA General Assembly in Spokane, Washington, June 19–23.By Nancy Pierce, John Benford, Sonja L. Cohen | September 1, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Discernment, General Assembly, VisionPage/Article -
To welcome newcomers, we must increase the relational capacity of our ministry.Webinar | By Peter Bowden, Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals , MidAmerica Region of the UUA | November 1, 2018 | For Adults | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article -
Have you ever wondered how to create a covenant for a group, committee, or between two people?Webinar | By Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | October 26, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Covenant Groups & Small Group MinistryPage/Article -
Learn how to avoid some common mistakes so you can make the most of your covenant.Webinar | By Mark Bernstein, MidAmerica Region of the UUA, Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals | October 19, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Covenant Groups & Small Group MinistryPage/Article -
A covenant group is like a gym for the soul, an oasis in the desert.By Joanna Fontaine Crawford | February 22, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Covenant, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Spiritual PracticePage/Article -
We will look at a number of theme-based church models and discuss how we can tweak those models to fit our own settings. Our focus will be practical, not just theoretical.Webinar | By Scott Tayler | May 17, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, WorshipPage/Article -
Why should congregations consider theme-based ministry (TBM)? Depth, Community, Collaboration, and Resilience!Webinar | By Scott Tayler, Sheila Schuh | February 8, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, WorshipPage/Article -
Reflection is a critical aspect of any social justice work, and especially important to faith-based advocacy. Use these sessions as some of many methods of spiritual reflection in your community.Small Group Ministry Guide | October 15, 2013 | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Reproductive JusticePage/Article -
Why, as a faith community, do UUs work to promote reproductive rights and reproductive justice? How has your life been impacted?Activity | October 11, 2013 | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Reproductive JusticePage/Article
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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...By Donald E. Skinner | March 1, 2013 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Governance for Congregations, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Professional Development for Religious Educators, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article
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When a congregation wants to add a new program, what are some helpful strategies?Leader Resource | By Donald E. Skinner | February 1, 2012 (reviewed May 2024) | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Communication, Congregational Administration, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article -
Ensure that all participants have a chance both to listen and to be heard and to make best use of the group's precious time together.Leader Resource | October 26, 2011 (reviewed July 2024) | For Adults | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Covenant Groups & Small Group MinistryPage/Article -
Small Group Ministry can provide the lifeblood for a congregation. Here are tips and tools to start or renew your program and train your facilitators.Webinar | July 9, 2010 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group MinistryPage/Article
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When a number of men at River Road Unitarian Church in Bethesda, MD (656 members), bought seats at a "gourmet men's dinner for eight" at the annual church auction in 1986, they had no way of knowing they’d be forming a group that would have a profound effect on their lives. That dinner evolved...By Donald E. Skinner | April 2, 2007 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group MinistryPage/Article
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Help your members and friends build personal connections in an atmosphere of mutual trust.Audio Recording | June 23, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group MinistryPage/Article -
As your congregation moves into times of discernment, such as doing vision, mission, or covenant work, powerful questions are ways to surface deep understandings and creative ideas.March 15, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
Music directors are third in line when it comes to getting paid in some of our congregations. Congregations that struggle to pay the minister and director of religious education at responsible levels often find they have little left for music. At First UU (Unitarian Universalist) Church of...By Donald E. Skinner | January 1, 2001 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article
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Rev. James Robinson, minister at First Parish in Brewster, MA (715 members), is a believer in having lots of small groups as a way to connect members and build a congregation, not only in numbers, but in faith. And for good reason—he gives much of the credit for a seven-fold growth in membership...By Donald E. Skinner | October 1, 1999 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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We see them under our coffee cups at social hour. They are the little people darting around our kneecaps. Or they are the teenagers and young adults lurking on the edges of our congregational gatherings. We see them but we don't always have much to do with them, busy as we are with our own...By Donald E. Skinner | November 1, 1998 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article