Governance for Congregations

The denominational affairs committee provides a liaison between the congregation and both the Unitarian Universalist Association and the region.

Boards, especially in congregations with 100 or more members, find that delegating part of their fiduciary work to committees and/or task forces helps to free them up for big-picture and visionary...

Unity offers deep questions and commitments for governance within a progressive religious, covenantal context.

Small congregations need a governance system that is "right sized" for the unique needs and challenges generated by their size.
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Nurturing the relationship between a congregation and its governing body.

The intent of Policy Governance® is to give operational definition to "leadership."

Policy Governance is a fundamental redesign of the role of a Board, emphasizing values, vision and the empowerment of both Board and staff.

A congregation has to organize to make its big decisions in its best and deepest frame of mind to meet its most important ministry goals.

Procedures should have the flexibility to change as the organization changes size, staff, technologies and other situational factors.

The Bylaws provide the formal structure of your congregation and allow for maintaining and changing that structure.