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The history of Unitarianism and Universalism has been marked by periods of international engagement, and withdrawal. Congregational polity interpreted as the independence of congregations has contributed to the insularity of our movement....Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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A Self-Study Course on Congregational Polity Based on Interdependence: Renewing Congregational Polity, the 1997 report of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Commission on Appraisal. This course guides you through the report and provides opportunities to discuss the ideas presented with...Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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AUA: American Unitarian Association. Merged with the Universalist Church of America in 1961 to form the Unitarian Universalist Association.autonomous congregations: see congregational polity. However, autonomous congregations may voluntarily enter into binding covenants that restrict their...Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Our congregations can be strengthened through relationships with others. There are many models of cooperation, both through the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and districts and increasingly through a variety of other programs. We recommend recovenanting as a process for examining these...Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Additional readings are available from inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop, or call (800) 215-9076. Congregational Polity, Conrad Wright, Skinner House Books, Unitarian Universalist Association, 1997 The Congregation Handbook: How to Develop and Sustain Your Unitarian Universalist Congregation,...Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Interdependence: Renewing Congregational Polity has been prepared by the Commission on Appraisal of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). The subject of this report is basic to both the spiritual and the institutional life of the Unitarian Universalist movement, as described in the...Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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The five sections of Part One speak to five basic dimensions of congregational polity: theological, historical, comparative, constitutional, and cultural. Placing congregational polity in theological perspective clarifies the basic meaning and value of congregationalism as an expression of our...Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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One of the deepest convictions that unites us as Unitarian Universalists is a belief in the possibility of a beloved community among people, whether members of a family or the most diverse representatives of humanity....Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has long been involved in internationalism....Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Stronger connections among congregations will strengthen "the community of autonomous congregations" that is essential to the flourishing of congregational polity within each church and throughout the movement. This section appraises the existing mechanisms for cooperation among Unitarian...Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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To be a "community of autonomous churches," we must communicate with one another and we must have the mechanisms available to do so. We have a responsibility—both within and among congregations—to be informed and to inform, to share resources, and to participate in our common associational life.Utility | June 20, 2011Tagged as: Congregational Polity, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Sample Scripts from the 2009 UU University Governance Track.Leader Resource | By Robert L. Eller-Isaacs, Laura Park | June 20, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
Developed by John Carver, Policy Governance addresses numerous board conundrums—interminable meetings, overloaded agendas, vague accountability, micro-management, and loss of vision! Starting back in the late 2000s, Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations studied and used the concepts of Policy...Webinar | By Robert L. Eller-Isaacs, Laura Park | June 20, 2009 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governance for CongregationsPage/Article