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Moving meaningful small group interactions such as covenant groups or chalice circles, to an online format will require intentionality. Here are some practices to get you started.Video | By Phillip Lund | May 15, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Covenant Groups & Small Group MinistryPage/Article -
Faith Lab is... Faith Lab is for high school aged Unitarian Universalists who’ve completed grads 9-12 (or homeschool equivalent) and is a chance to explore spiritual leadership, learn alongside UU spiritual teachersUtility | May 15, 2020Tagged as: Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith DevelopmentPage/Article -
How do we learn to live, as people and as congregations, like we are worthy of love? How do we live into compassion for ourselves and others?Utility | By Eric Dew Bliss | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Compassion, Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Multiculturalism, Shame, WorthPage/Article
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How do we as people and as congregations meet the intensity of this moment with curiosity instead of defensiveness?Utility | By Tandi Rogers | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Listening, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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Many of our congregations can sometimes get stuck in polarized, either/or thinking. Are you an atheist or a theist? Are you racist or woke? The deeper spiritual truth is such divisions are an illusion.Utility | By Jonipher Kūpono Kwong | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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In our striving to do our best and be our best, we as people and we as congregations can sometimes gravitate toward perfectionism--a force that cuts us, and others, down. How can we learn to honor the good about who we are and what we're accomplishing, knowing that it's incomplete, knowing that it's imperfect?Utility | By Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Gratitude, Membership Growth & Outreach, Multiculturalism, WholenessPage/Article
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December 4, 2019 The first of the candles in the Advent Wreath is the candle of Hope. In the Lutheran tradition of my childhood, we always lit Advent candles this time of year. Winter is often a time when we look for hope. We look with hope for the return of the sun in the months to come. We hope...Utility | By Sarah Movius Schurr | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Despair, Faith Development, Hope, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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What would our communities and our lives be like if we lived from our faith more than from our fear?Utility | By Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith, Faith Development, Fear, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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Shifting from the hyperindividualistic thinking embedded in so much of American culture to an interdependent collective way of being.Utility | By Tandi Rogers | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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September 2019 This is the season of shifts—some of you have new staff, new board members, and a new church year upon us. We are all shifting gears of sorts. Your regional program staff is also shifting into the new year. Our late August retreat felt like a launch into a new era for us. This...Utility | By Tandi Rogers | May 12, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Change, Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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we hear from leaders of how they are adapting; review virtual offerings, and discuss updates for online youth safety guidelinesWebinar | By Southern Region of the UUA, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | May 3, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Youth MinistryPage/Article -
I’ve been talking with some of you who are parenting children and teens with special needs at home during this pandemic. I’m hearing that the standard parenting advice out there doesn’t feel relevant and even feels shaming and harmful.By Sarah Lammert | April 14, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Children's Faith Development, Disability & Accessibility, Families & Faith Development, Family, Parents, Worth, Youth MinistryPage/Article -
Stuck at home together, every family member’s behavior affects others some exponential degree more than usual. Families may wish to try making a covenant together.By Jason Seymour | April 13, 2020 | For Families | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Covenant, Families & Faith Development, Healthy BehaviorPage/Article -
This webinar is designed for small congregations that are new to using the Zoom meeting platform for virtual worship and other church activities. Together we go over the basics of Zoom and look through the contents of the "Guide to Streaming Sunday Services, Meetings, and Classes" webpage at...Webinar | By Phillip Lund, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 9, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Small Congregations, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
Recently we have heard people say “we will have to cancel our covenant groups.” Not so! Small groups of all kinds can still meet online. Covenant groups can continue, as can a variety of new congregational online groups – art groups, game groups, story groups. Watch to explore how your...Webinar | By Phillip Lund, Sharon Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 9, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
We’re staying home. Love has never asked this of us before. We’re staying home, this is our gift to humanity. Let us wish each other well. For those staying home alone, I offer you this blessing. May you grow a deeper understanding of your own worth. Dear one, leaven the aloneness with gentle...Affirmation | By Linda Barnes | April 7, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #COVID19, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Building Community, Communication, Direct Experience, Faith, Families & Faith Development, Family, Love, Patience, Peace, Social Media, WorthWorship element -
What do you and your family need during a time of pandemic? What challenges do you face to hold your family in spiritual, physical, social, and material health? Unitarian Universalist values, practices, and virtual connections can support families in new ways at this time. Explore ideas here.April 2, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Children, Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Parents, Trauma, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
What spiritual practices are available to help us grow our resilience and point us towards collective liberation? Learn about the four-point Spiral from the Work That Reconnects (WTR).By Karen G. Johnston | March 27, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Nourishing the SpiritPage/Article -
Michelle Richards provides helpful tips for talking with children about the pandemic including how much to say, what to watch for and ways to reassure themBy Michelle Richards | March 19, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Children's Faith Development, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
At a time of physical distancing, when in-person ministry and religious education are on hold, UU leaders have new challenges and new opportunities to bring transformative faith development experiences and vital, supportive connection to families large and small. Explore practical and spiritual...Book | March 18, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Faith DevelopmentPage/Article