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Over the years congregations have employed various methods to handle complaints from congregants. Many congregations direct complainants to a Ministerial Relations Committee, a Committee on Ministry, or, if a complaint involves a staff member, to speak to that person directly. The Rev. Dr. Daniel...By Donald E. Skinner | January 1, 2014 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Congregational Administration, Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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There seems to be a basic human reaction to change - all change – large or small, good or bad, desired or undesired. That reaction is grief.By Joan Van Becelaere | December 30, 2013 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article -
Your congregation is committed to growth and understands that growth in numbers results from other kinds of growth. You also know it is important to set goals and measure how well you are doing. ...By Renee Ruchotzke | December 18, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Healthy Behavior, Leadership Development, Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
It was mid-afternoon and my sixth grade classmates and I were in the middle of a lesson. Suddenly, the deep voice of the principal boomed over the loudspeaker. “Mr. Doyle, I need your help. Mrs....By Renee Ruchotzke | December 3, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Leadership Development, Path to LeadershipPage/Article -
As leaders of a congregation, it may be tempting to assume everyone else has (or should have) the same level of commitment to the institution of the church as we have....By Renee Ruchotzke | November 19, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Communication, Competencies for Leadership, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
Being in covenant together is a lot like a dance. There is give and take. Occasionally you step on someone else’s feet or they step on yours.Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | November 14, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Communication, Covenant, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article -
How do Committees on Ministry function? Rev. Nancy Bowen shares an overview.Webinar | By Nancy Bowen, Pacific Western Region of the UUA | November 13, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Healthy Behavior, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article -
There is an old joke – a very old joke – that says the only people who welcome change are babies with wet diapers. And yet we face changes every day. One might think we’d be used to it by now.By Joan Van Becelaere | November 11, 2013 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article -
In occasional circumstances, the Web Team may withhold the name of the person making a complaint. However, the Web Team will not consider completely anonymous complaints or complaints by third parties. The Web Team will not discuss list disputes with third parties....Utility | October 23, 2013Tagged as: Change & Conflict, CommunicationPage/Article
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If a subscriber disagrees with the way that a list manager handled a situation on an email list hosted at UUA.org, that subscriber may appeal the manager's decisions to the Web Team by writing to mailto:web@uua.org">web@uua.org...Utility | October 23, 2013Tagged as: Change & Conflict, CommunicationPage/Article
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The descriptions of the values of many "spiritual but not religious" people line up pretty nicely with what our UU religious communities could be, or at least what they should at least aspire to be....By Renee Ruchotzke | October 17, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Competencies for Leadership, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
Young Adult ministry has been a challenge for congregations of all liberal protestant denominations for decades but the game is changing in ways we couldn't have imagined back in the post WWII church building boom. There has been a lively conversation on the UU-Leaders email list about how to...By Renee Ruchotzke | October 16, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Competencies for Leadership, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
by Sally Patton See me beautiful each and every day. Could you take a chance? Could you find a way to see me shining through In every thing I do, And see me beautiful. —lyrics by Red Grammer, from the “Teaching Peace” CD When I started the Involve Project over 14 years ago, I was hoping to...September 23, 2013 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Leadership Development, ParentsPage/Article -
Assessment of a congregation's ministry is a very important aspect of religious leadership and is one of the roles of a Committee on Shared Ministry. assessments....By Renee Ruchotzke | September 5, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Communication, Leadership Development, Mission/Vision/PlanningPage/Article -
General Assembly 2013 Event 4011 Program Description Speakers: Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, Deb Chaney To fulfill its mission, a congregation needs skilled and well-grounded lay leaders to partner with clergy and staff. We share two different models of lay leadership development and credentialing being...Utility | August 22, 2013 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: General Assembly, Governance for Congregations, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article
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In my last blog post I wrote about the Baby Boomers and the Millennials. I received a few requests to write about the generational cohort labeled Gen X (rough birth years 1960-1985), sandwiched between the two and much smaller than either. Most of the ministerial settlements...By Renee Ruchotzke | August 16, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Communication, Competencies for Leadership, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
How do we find volunteers for the different jobs in our congregation? How do we fire a volunteer who doesn't perform? How do we renew a committee stuck in stale ideas and that repels any new committee members and their potential energy? Volunteer recruitment and dealing with...By Renee Ruchotzke | July 23, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Path to LeadershipPage/Article -
General Assembly 2013 Event 2052 Program Description Speaker: Mark Bernstein The commitment of members to be active and contributing partners in congregational life is one of the characteristics of a strong, vital and growing congregation. Yet many congregations find this commitment lacking. This...Utility | July 12, 2013 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: General Assembly, Governance for Congregations, Leadership DevelopmentPage/Article
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An intercultural framework can help us be in community across difference.By Renee Ruchotzke | June 26, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Healthy BehaviorPage/Article -
One of the most important factors in a vibrant congregation is a high level of covenantal trust between the minister and the lay leaders. When I say covenantal, I intentionally mean the promises made between the leaders and members and in service to that which is greater than the congregation...Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | June 10, 2013 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Covenant, Shared Ministry TeamsPage/Article