General Assembly 2000 Event 270 Presenter: Rev. Elias Farajaje-Jones Sophia Lyon Fahs revolutionized how we teach religious education when she suggested that children learn about religion through their interaction with the world. Rev....

General Assembly 2000 Event 452 Presenters: Liz Jones, Director of Religious Education, First Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of San Diego; Rev. Tom Owen-Towle, Minister, First UU Church of San Diego Unitarian Universalists may enjoy a good debate amongst themselves, but when it comes to...

General Assembly 2000 Event 403 The 55th annual Service of the Living Tradition opened to a packed auditorium of more than 4,000 people in the Nashville Convention Center with a call to worship given by Rev. Diane Miller, director of the Department of Ministry. The music of J.S. Bach and Arthur...

General Assembly 2000 Event 302 Presenter: Rev....

General Assembly 2000 Event 243 Moderator: Rev. Susan Sochocki Brown; Panelists: Dr. James Cone, Rev. Dr. John Buehrens, Rev. Jose Ballester, Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker Dr. James Cone is still angry—angry that America is no closer to King's dream of a just society, angry at the appalling silence of...

General Assembly 2000 Event 550 The chalice was lit by Rev. Lilia Cuervo of San Jose, CA. The fifth plenary was called to order at 2:00 p.m. Empty Shelves Report Moderator Denny Davidoff began the plenary by calling on Catherine Prentis, coordinator of the Empty Shelves program, to report on its...

General Assembly 2000 Event 513 A forum to present the candidates for Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President to those gathered in Nashville, TN for the UUA General Assembly occurred on Monday, June 26, in packed room at the Nashville Convention Center....

General Assembly 2000 Event 532 Presenters: Rev. Wayne Arnason, Secretary of the Unitarian Universalist Association; Patsy Sherrill, Diane Olson Rev....

General Assembly 2000 Event 276 Presenter: Rev. Forrest Church Rev. Forrest Church presented a rich tapestry of stories festooned with too many gems to quote in this report. Fortunately, many of them are in his books: Life Lines and Lifecraft available through Beacon Press....

General Assembly 2000 Event 239 Moderator: Phaedra Oorbeck; Panelists: Kendyl Gibbons, Stefan Jonasson, Patrick Price, Joan Van Becelaere The program opened with hilarious skits of pagan and humanist liturgy that included participation from the audience of several hundred. Listen to this...

General Assembly 2000 Event 263 Minister: Rev. Dr. Kristen Harper; Readers: Rev. Whitney Herriage, Rev. Abhi Janamanchi and Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman "I see ministry as the act of bridging intellect with heart, experience with knowledge, sound with silence, destruction with pain, pain with joy,...

General Assembly 2000 Event 520 Presenters: Rev. Ralph Mero, Director of Church Staff Finances; Dr. Wayne B. Clark, Director of Congregational Fundraising Services; Jerry Gabert, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Treasurer Member confidence and productive fundraising depend on effective...

General Assembly 2000 Event 237 Presenters: Jerry King, Wayne B. Jerry King and Dr. Wayne B. Clark led an inquisitive and responsive group through practical exploration of creating and nurturing a congregational endowment fund and its committee. For one thing, congregational endowment committees...

General Assembly 2000 Event 512 Panelists: Rev. Ellen Brandenburg, Rev. Earle Ramsdell, Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, Jean Kapuscik, Rev. Richard Erhardt, Rev. Polly Leland-Mayer "Why didn't someone tell me earlier?" This was the unfortunate reaction of a ministerial candidate who, after many years of...

General Assembly 2000 Event 504 By Jean A. Griffiths Create visually powerful newsletters that people will read and that will promote your church or organization. Jean A. Griffiths is a 20-year veteran of creating newsletters for churches, with extensive training and experience, now from the...

General Assembly 2000 Event 320 Speakers: Rev. Garry LeFevre, Rev. Eugene Widrick Cooperative action among small groups of congregations expands your congregation's programming, maximizes resources and builds our wider UU relationships. Let's explore the possibilities.

General Assembly 2000 Event 425 Jacqui James of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Faith in Action staff and Rev. Jory Agate, Minister of Religious Education of First Church and Parish, Cambridge, MA, led a workshop introducing a program on accessibility....

General Assembly 2000 Event 219 Presenters: Professor David Bumbaugh, Professor Carol Hepokski, Rev. William Murry, Rev. Thandeka Four faculty members of Meadville/Lombard Theological School delivered essays on critical issues confronting Unitarian Universalism. Below are brief summaries of the...

General Assembly 2000 Event 328 The Ohio-Meadville District is twenty-four years into a "pilot program" to help train and commission lay leaders. Rev. Susan Ritchie and Ms. Barbara Duncan shared their philosophy of lay leadership commissioning to an audience drawn from across the continent.

General Assembly 2000 Event 554 The hall is dark except for a wisp of light that picks out a veiled dancer. A harp beckons the undulating dancer toward the chalice and a flame is born. The harpist is Christina Tourin, and the liturgical dancer is Lisa Marie Napoli....