Stories from UU Congregations showing growth, creativity and vitality in the program that ran from 2005-2019.

Lately you've been hearing a lot about clusters, especially in relationship with regionalization. I've had folks ask, "So is clusters just a cheaper way to provide services?" Well, in some ways, yes, clearly it is less time consuming for staff to provide the same workshop once to a cluster than to...

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, Colorado, needed transformation. What a difference five years has made!

I remember my first church family camp, the Ohio Meadville Summer Institute. At the end of the morning worship, one of the planning committee members would go up to the podium and start singing: Announcements, Announcements, An-NOW-ounce-ments! A terrible death to die, a terrible death to die, A...

People are more likely to change their behavior if they see others doing it.

If we truly believe in the power of this faith to change lives, why is there anyone not wanting to grow and sing Unitarian Universalism from the highest mountains and the tallest peaks?

Explore the congregation’s approach to military service and attitudes toward military veterans and currently serving military personnel.

In this workshop, participants have the opportunity to talk about messages they received about military service.

Brainstorm ways to integrate the learnings from this program into their lives and the life of the congregation

Planning a worship service to engage the congregation in ministry to active duty military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Explore the challenged faced by military families.

IntroductionThis workshop considers issues which have engaged philosophers, ethicists, and people of conscience for centuries, giving participants the opportunity to explore ideas in a covenanted faith community. The moral issues surrounding war and peace challenge all people in our congregation,...

In the video, ministers (including military chaplains), lay veterans, active duty military personnel, and military family members present a compelling case for UU military ministry.

The Military Ministry Toolkit program draws on several books which can also support your congregation to explore or implement military ministry.

Overview for facilitators of the Military Ministry Workshop Series.

This toolkit challenges our faith communities to become truly welcoming to a group of people who have sometimes felt unwelcome.

Is rudeness a quality of Unitarian Universalism? How else to explain the lack of hospitality exhibited by many congregations toward unbidden guests? This workshop will explore the prevalence of rudeness in our society, how it is seeping through the walls of our congregations, and what we can do...

Changing how we do church is scary, but not changing means decline and a lost opportunity.

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...

We can blur the lines of our traditional congregational and geographical borders to share resources, work together and increase our presence and impact to each other and the communities we serve.