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Choosing or changing the name of the congregation is an important decision, for it will help shape the congregation's vision and image. Following are some considerations. What Kind of Community? Many descriptive words can describe a religious group that gathers together....Leader Resource | April 11, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Outreach & MarketingPage/Article -
Bylaws exist to support and enhance the functioning of the congregation. Good bylaws provide good process. Bylaws are important in laying the groundwork for any organization. Although written in language to satisfy legal requirements, bylaws also encapsulate the vision, hopes, and dreams of the...Book | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & PoliciesPage/Article -
All bylaws need to be amended from time to time. Ideas and thoughts change, and new situations arise that need to be addressed in the bylaws. Bylaws should include provisions on how they can be amended.Leader Resource | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & PoliciesPage/Article -
Whether you are a new congregation, you are merging two or more congregations, or you are making changes an existing congregation; forming a bylaws task force is an important first step....Leader Resource | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & PoliciesPage/Article -
The Bylaws provide the formal structure of your congregation and allow for maintaining and changing that structure. Bylaws hold the highest level of authority of congregational guiding documents. Some state laws require that congregations have a constitution, charter, articles of incorporation or...Leader Resource | April 10, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
What are the basic documents that every board member should have at their fingertips? Here is a handy list to construct your own board manual.Leader Resource | By Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe, David Pyle | January 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governing Boards, UUA Board of TrusteesPage/Article -
Congregational boards are entrusted with many of the operational and sometimes programmatic decisions....Leader Resource | April 4, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Bylaws & Policies, Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
Congregational Governing Boards have different structures, cultures, assumptions, and responsibilities in different congregations. The size and structure of a governing board is dependent upon the roles and responsibilities of the board itself. Here are a series of factors that you can consider as you determine the size of your congregation's board.Leader Resource | By David Pyle | February 9, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
Larry Ladd shares his wisdom from years of consulting with not-for-profit boards.Video | By Larry Ladd | September 15, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governing BoardsPage/Article -
When you understand the purpose of governance and what it needs to be effective, your work as a board becomes much clearer.Video | By Dan Hotchkiss | March 16, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for Congregations, Governing BoardsPage/Article -
Religious individuals and groups have played a prophetic role in public life throughout history by calling attention to oppression, demanding change, and holding leaders and institutions accountable.Utility | By Rob Keithan | October 13, 2016 (reviewed March 2025) | From Resilience HubTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Congregation-Based Community Organizing, Congregational ActionPage/Article -
Congregations are legal entities required to comply with all sorts of legal requirements. While religious institutions might be exempt from a FEW legal requirements, churches are NOT exempt from most. This includes many requirements stemming from being an employer. This post pertains to the UU...By Richard Nugent, UUA Church Staff Finances | January 21, 2016 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for Congregations, Staffing & SupervisionPage/Article -
Very few things that a congregation does affect it as greatly, or are as important, as the choice of a minister. Wonderful ministerial-congregational matches provide new life and purpose to an institution and help lead both parties well into the future....February 7, 2013Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Some congregations have only one category of membership, whereas other congregations maintain several categories of membership (for example, voting, associate, student, and inactive). If you decide to have more than one category, you must clearly spell out the requirements, rights, and...February 7, 2013Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Congregations who have no provision in the bylaws for removing members often get bogged down with lists of names of people who are no longer interested, no longer in the vicinity, no longer known by anyone in the congregation, or no longer alive. It is helpful to include a provision in the bylaws...February 7, 2013Tagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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This video discusses the various policies and procedures congregations need to consider when creating and managing a website.Video | By Beth Casebolt | November 4, 2012 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, WebsitesPage/Article -
No matter the size of your congregation, policies can help to build institutional memory and structure, but can have the flexibility to be changed when needed.Book | July 24, 1999 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & PoliciesPage/Article