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As we re-imagine how to do the work of a congregation, we need to take into account that younger folks (and by "younger" I mean people under 50) are wary of making commitments without fully understanding the implications. These people want to feel like they are making a contribution that...By Renee Ruchotzke | June 6, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Governance for Congregations, Path to LeadershipPage/Article -
Let me share a fable of two congregations. ...By Renee Ruchotzke | May 12, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Communication, Competencies for Leadership, Governance for Congregations, Healthy Behavior, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Mission/Vision/Planning, Path to LeadershipPage/Article -
In dealing with adapt… challenges (e.g. changing demographics or attitudes toward religious institutions) congregational leaders can learn some wisdom from the old folktale about the 7 Blind Men and the Elephant. Each of the men could feel a part of the creature, and each came up with his own...By Renee Ruchotzke | January 20, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Communication, Competencies for Leadership, Healthy BehaviorPage/Article -
The Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence, Kansas, has nearly doubled its membership by being open to change.By Donald E. Skinner | December 7, 2014 | From UU WorldTagged as: Breakthrough Congregations, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, WorshipPage/Article -
Workshops and presentations at General Assembly (GA), the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), have been provided by a variety of Unitarian Universalist (UU) organizations and UUA staff groups over the course of several decades....Utility | October 2, 2014 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: General Assembly, Governance for Congregations, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article
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General Assembly 2014 Event 349 This event was sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of Delaware County. Program Description We live out our faith by serving others and, in so doing, develop our own spirituality. By serving, we are changed. Learn about one congregation’s application...Utility | September 29, 2014 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: General Assembly, Governance for Congregations, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article
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The Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, Colorado, needed transformation. What a difference five years has made!By Elaine McArdle | September 14, 2014 | From UU WorldTagged as: Breakthrough Congregations, Interim Ministry, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
General Assembly 2014 Event 411 This event was sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry....Utility | August 19, 2014 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: General Assembly, Governance for Congregations, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article
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I've spent most of my summer working with different programs and events that help to grow lay leaders in our faith. I have had the blessing of encountering dozens of earnest, committed and evangelical lay leaders wanting to spread the good news of our liberal faith....By Renee Ruchotzke | August 6, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Shared Ministry Teams, UU IdentityPage/Article -
A few years ago, organizational consultant Margaret Wheatley asked a great question that I think we can use is assessing our own efforts to change the world: “Is what I’m about to do strengthening the web of connections, or it weakening it?”...By Joan Van Becelaere | July 28, 2014 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article -
I had just finished leading a worship service as a guest preacher. This congregation had been experiencing a gentle decline in membership over the past decade. Several congregants came up to me afterward and exclaimed, "It was wonderful how the music, the readings and the children's story all...By Renee Ruchotzke | July 7, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Faith Development, Worship TipsPage/Article -
General Assembly 2014 Event #311 Satellites, multi-site, yolked ministries and partnerships can explored by all types of congregations - tiny, large, urban, rural, clustered, or isolated. Might multi-site be right for you?Webinar | By Scott Tayler, Tandi Rogers | June 27, 2014 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Mission/Vision/Planning, Shared Ministry Teams, Small CongregationsPage/Article -
Satellites, multi-site, yolked ministries and partnerships can explored by all types of congregations - tiny, large, urban, rural, clustered, or isolated. Might multi-site be right for you?Webinar | By Scott Tayler, Tandi Rogers | June 27, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Mission/Vision/Planning, Shared Ministry Teams, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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My father-in-law was a no-nonsense businessman who worked a 600 acre farm. Fiercely independent, he liked to play by his own rules. When he bought a new piece of machinery, he would remove all of the pesky shields and other safety devices that slowed him down or got in the way during...By Renee Ruchotzke | May 23, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Healthy Behavior, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article -
Once upon a time there was a congregation that wanted a mission statement. They appointed a committee that worked hard. They held cottage meetings, World Café conversations, and got a real sense of the identity of the congregation, who they were as a "whole"—or their "center." It became time to...By Renee Ruchotzke | May 7, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Communication, Competencies for Leadership, Healthy Behavior, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Mission/Vision/Planning, Path to LeadershipPage/Article -
General Assembly 2013 Event 2032 Program Description Speaker: Margaret E. Anderson Most communication is cross-cultural. Both inter- and intranational diversities (ancestry, regionality, gender) cause misunderstandings that derail movement from promise to action. Your enthusiasm looks “pushy” to...Utility | April 28, 2014 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Communication, General Assembly, Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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Leadership Schools offer a learning experience that can be transformational.Utility | April 28, 2014Tagged as: Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article -
I often use General Motors as an example of the top-down model of organization and leadership that is the opposite of what our congregations need to be nimble and vital (and I might add, attractive to Gen-Xers and Millennials). A story from Bloomberg "GM Recalls Stalled in 10 Years of Committee...By Renee Ruchotzke | March 13, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Competencies for Leadership, Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
Innovative lay-led congregation has unusually high ratio of children to adults.By Nicole Sweeney Etter | February 2, 2014 | From LifeTagged as: Breakthrough Congregations, Children, Leadership Development, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article -
The new year offers a new opportunity to take stock of how your congregation is serving its mission. Invite your leadership team to take stock of your current program offerings. Is the program bringing in new life in the form of new participants?...By Renee Ruchotzke | January 7, 2014 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Communication, Competencies for LeadershipPage/Article