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All congregations must understand that the instruments of congregational polity will vary with the size of the congregation. The practices of governance must be suited to the characteristics of the individual congregation. ...June 15, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Small CongregationsPage/Article -
From the earliest days of recorded history in the Western world, there are stories of vision, mission, and covenant as foundational parts of religious community. These stories have been told in song, dance, and language, and they are the story of community—individual stories woven into an...June 15, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
Every congregation would like to have a substantial endowment fund. But many never get there. We hate to ask for the money. We’re afraid we won’t know how to manage it well. Or that there might be disagreements about how to use it. There are good reasons to overcome those obstacles, says Marcy...By Donald E. Skinner | June 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Finance for Congregations, Fundraising for Congregations, Governance for Congregations, Investments for Congregations, Socially Responsible InvestingPage/Article
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Does any congregation ever have enough volunteers? Most of us struggle with that. It can be one of the most frustrating parts of being a lay leader. But there are ways to make finding and keeping volunteers less of a problem. Start by asking them the right way: face-to-face....By Donald E. Skinner | June 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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Learning to practicie helpful and healthy behaviors allows us to act on our stated beliefs and values.Leader Resource | By Qiyamah Rahman | June 11, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Healthy BehaviorPage/Article -
All congregations must understand that the instruments of congregational polity will vary with the size of the congregation. The practices of governance must be suited to the characteristics of the individual congregation.Leader Resource | June 1, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Large Congregations, Small CongregationsPage/Article -
An overview of how UU governance developed over time.Leader Resource | June 1, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governance for Congregations, UU HistoryPage/Article -
Governance is the system by which a congregation exercises its authority. A congregation may use any system to govern itself; it may change systems frequently or entirely ignore the systems it claims as its own, but as long as the congregation lives, it will continue to exercise authority.Leader Resource | June 1, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
The vision, mission, covenant and other guiding documents can be incorporated into the life of the congregation in an unlimited number of ways in order to keep them in front of the members. The following are some suggestions:Leader Resource | March 18, 2005 (reviewed August 2025) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
To keep your mission, vision, covenant and other guiding documents relevant, it's helpful to revisit them every 5-7 years.Leader Resource | March 18, 2005 (reviewed August 2025) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
UU Communities can be very different from one another! Use this continuum exercise to see how your congregations understands itself.By Barbara Child | March 18, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Ministerial Transitions, Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
Vision statements need to be useful to the leaders. Effective vision statements tend to have common characteristics.Leader Resource | March 16, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
A consensus decision-making model empowers participants to cooperate with one another in order to reach an outcome that is in the best interest of the group as a whole and that furthers the group’s stated purpose.Leader Resource | By First Parish in Lexington, Lexington, MA | March 15, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Effective Meetings, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article -
As your congregation moves into times of discernment, such as doing vision, mission, or covenant work, powerful questions are ways to surface deep understandings and creative ideas.March 15, 2005 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
Last fall was not the first time the basement of the First Unitarian Universalist (UU) Society of Marietta, OH (94 members), had flooded. Situated just blocks from the Ohio and the Muskingum rivers, flooding goes with the territory....By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Facilities Management, Finance for Congregations, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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We’ve all had the experience of walking into a room where a conversation was in progress. We were able to understand a little of what people were saying, but a lot of references went over our head because we didn’t have the benefit of what had gone on before. It can be like that if you’re a...By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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This is a model for a two hour Newcomer Class session from the Michael Servetus Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship, Vancouver, WA (200 plus members). It is either offered in connection with a brunch after church on Sunday or as an evening dessert event in a private home....November 1, 2004 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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This document is intended as a guide for use in forming and organizing membership committees. It is based on a two hundred to four hundred member congregation, but its numbers and functions can be expanded or contracted to meet the needs of your particular congregation....November 1, 2004 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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Collected thoughts and inspiration for Membership Committees from InterConnections, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) newsletter for board members and professional staff of all Unitarian Universalist congregations. —Don Skinner, Editor Visitors must be greeted and talked with at coffee...November 1, 2004 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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August 1: Have full greeting teams in place to respond to increase in visitors. August is a prime month for church shoppers. September 1: Have all congregational publications updated, printed and available for visitors and members. October: Hold New Unitarian Universalist (UU) classes....November 1, 2004 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article