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Creating a vital religious education program is most successful when a healthy balance exists between staff and lay leaders. This video offers guidance and resources on building healthy relationships, communication, shared leadership, shared responsibility, and working in covenant. 2013...Webinar | By Patricia Infante | December 14, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Leadership Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article -
We’ll look at the challenges of working through change of all types in your program, from introducing new curriculum to adding a second service. The role of staff and leaders in change management will be examined and strategies for lowering anxiety will be introduced. (2015)...Webinar | By Patricia Infante | December 10, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Professional Development for Religious EducatorsPage/Article -
Serving on a congregational board can be both rewarding and stressful. Some stress is natural, but certain kinds of stress can lead to burn-out.By Renee Ruchotzke | November 16, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Governing Boards, Leadership Development, Self-CarePage/Article -
Leaders must learn to model how to de-center the culture of the congregation from White identity and culture.Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | November 15, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Governing Boards, Humility, Leadership Development, MulticulturalismPage/Article -
Moving from receiving to giving back to your community can be a rewarding experience of growth and deepening.Webinar | By Erik Walker Wikstrom, Skinner House Books | November 15, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governing Boards, Leadership, Leadership Development, Nourishing the SpiritPage/Article -
First, be sure you have prepared well for the meeting. Setting up the Space Plan to have one or two people arrive early to prepare for the meeting. Their duties should include the following: Chairs should be set up in a way that is comfortable....Leader Resource | November 3, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Effective Meetings, Governing BoardsPage/Article -
If meetings are to be truly meaningful and transformational, it is crucial to involve participants fully. Read eleven ways to maximize participation.Leader Resource | November 3, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Effective Meetings, Governing BoardsPage/Article
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This webinar was created for new and reforming Committees on Ministry.Webinar | By Kathy McGowan | October 8, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article -
As Black trans people, we are a community often the target of criminalization, homelessness, murder and joblessness. As #BlackTransMagick, we ask ourselves “how do we protect our spirits and those of our loved ones who face so much trauma?”Poetry | By J Mase III | September 25, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #LGBTQ, #Pride, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Arts & Music, Coming Out, Contemplation, Creativity, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith, Healing, Interfaith, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Meditation Practices, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, UU Theology, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
Congregational leaders today are facing challenges that have no easy answers or quick fixes. Developing practices that enable the congregation to use its collective wisdom to experiment with different ideas and approaches....Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | September 13, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Change & Conflict, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article -
Learn how to provide paths to leadership in your congregation,to identify potential leaders and to equip them for service in your congregation. (2016).Webinar | By Renee Ruchotzke, Central East Region of the UUA | September 1, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Leadership Development, Membership in Congregations, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article -
Unitarian Universalism is my theological home, but it doesn’t speak to my black identity.By Darrick Jackson | September 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Diversity & Inclusion, Multiculturalism, UU IdentityPage/Article -
Faith traditions are all in a time of transition and the UU faith is no exception. As we struggle to consider what our faith will look like in the world of congregations and beyond, let us come together to consider some new perspectives on the traditional ideas of membership. In this webinar, we...Webinar | By Marie Luna, Tandi Rogers | September 1, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Path to LeadershipPage/Article -
Webinars, Workshops, and Trainings for Unitarian Universalists in the Pacific Western RegionUtility | August 30, 2017 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article -
It’s not your parents’ church anymore, that’s for sure. You may have heard that Unitarian Universalist religious expression will take different forms in the 21st century than it has in the past. Here are some things we know: The way we have been ‘doing’ congregational life is modeled on a...Utility | By Megan Foley | August 18, 2017 | From Central East RegionTagged as: Change & Conflict, Outreach & MarketingPage/Article -
The total eclipse of 2017 is nearly here, where the moon comes between the earth and the sun, upending all we thought we understood about the universe and our place in it. Science can explain the mechanics in ways that we humans can mostly understand but the enormity of this shadow play taking place...By Patricia Infante | August 14, 2017 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Change & ConflictPage/Article -
My spouse and I are planning out a permaculture garden in the backyard of our new house. We don’t know much about permaculture yet, but we are learning. We are starting with the soilBy Renee Ruchotzke | July 10, 2017 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Leadership Development, Spiritual PracticePage/Article -
Learn how to tell a story that a multigenerational audience will enjoy and remember! Learn storytelling structures and techniques, basic mime skills, memorization tips, and how to project.Webinar | By Central East Region of the UUA | June 7, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Multigenerational Faith Development, Shared Ministry Teams, WorshipPage/Article -
Learn how triangulated communication increases unhealthy conflict in congregations, and how to avoid and untangle triangulated conversations. Pacific Western Region (2016).Webinar | By James Kubal-Komoto, Pacific Western Region of the UUA | June 2, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Healthy BehaviorPage/Article -
Congregational budget-makers frequently divide into two camps that approach the task in different ways. The first camp is likely to include children of the Great Depression, experts in finance, elementary school teachers, and persons anxious about their own money situation....Leader Resource | By Dan Hotchkiss | March 20, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Finance for Congregations, Governing Boards, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article