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At this time of year – a cold bite to the air, long dark nights – I feel a deep, almost primal impulse to huddle around a hearth-fire, spending time with people dear to me.By Lenore Bajare-Dukes | November 20, 2023 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building CommunityPage/Article -
Your directory or online membership database is a powerful connection tool for your members and friends. But it also has the potential to be misused or abused.Leader Resource | November 16, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article -
While the requirements for membership are in your bylaws, you also need policies ithat define participation, financial support, etc.Leader Resource | November 13, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bylaws & Policies, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article -
If your numbers really are getting smaller, you will probably have to let things go. It takes wisdom and careful discernment to let go of the right things at the right time.Reflection | By Darcey Elizabeth Hegvik Laine | November 2, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Small CongregationsPage/Article -
Learn about the 2023–2024 UU Common Read, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg.By Susan Lawrence | September 13, 2023 | From IdeasTagged as: Building Community, Change, Community, Personal Inspiration, PresencePage/Article -
If we thought of our congregations as a community of communities, rather than a family, we can shift our self understanding in way that is more inclusive and expansive.Video | By Paula Cole Jones | September 12, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
Are you looking for the unexpected joy in your community?By Beth Casebolt | September 11, 2023 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building CommunityPage/Article -
Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt, the newly-elected president of the Unitarian Universalist Association offered words of inspiration, support, and shared values to congregations throughout the country as UUs celebrate Ingathering this month.September 6, 2023 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: Hospitality, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
It’s AUGUST. It’s HOT. Here in Washington DC, the air is like sticky soup. August is when people get out of town or they hibernate in the air conditioning or by the pool.By Megan Foley | August 12, 2023 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building CommunityPage/Article -
Treating zoom participants equitably and caringly in multiplatform worship is an expression of love and justice that can transform the community. Includes discussion questions for a self-led workshop.Congregational Story, Webinar | By Ben Ogilvie, Starr King UU Church, Hayward, CA | June 23, 2023 (reviewed January 2025) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Building Community, Disability & AccessibilityPage/Article -
This is a story of two moments online and how some of the ways we white UU’s show up can cause harm.I’m writing this now because General Assembly is around the corner ...By Evin Carvill Ziemer | June 12, 2023 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Anti-Racism, Building CommunityPage/Article -
A summary and commentary of the UU congregational results of the Faith Communitities Today (FACT) 2023 survey that was conducted this past February-April.Leader Resource | By Sarah Lammert, Congregational Life | May 31, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
Both in-reach and outreach are important in our congregations, but we need to find the right balance between the two.April 20, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Building Community, Outreach & Marketing, Small CongregationsPage/Article -
This guide is mainly for BIPOC people who are new to Unitarian Universalism, but also for those who want to become more connected with other BIPOC UUs.Study Guide | By Qiyamah Rahman | March 22, 2023 | From The MosaicTagged as: Membership in Congregations, MulticulturalismPage/Article -
Welcome to 2023! Honestly, I just can’t believe it’s already a new year; I am still reeling from 2020! I’ve read so many articles on the collective exhaustion and burnout that we feel at this turn of the year, and I certainly have felt it in the past several months. It seems as if there is so...By Natalie Briscoe | January 5, 2023 | From Southern RegionTagged as: Building Community, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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It’s a common question right now. It’s not just your congregation! What can congregational life look like for the children and families attending now?By Evin Carvill Ziemer | November 14, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building Community, Faith DevelopmentPage/Article -
Disability advocates remind us that multiplatform worship in real time, with the chance for some interaction, creates a meaningful experience for those participating online.Book | By Sarah Movius Schurr, Renee Ruchotzke | September 21, 2022 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Building Community, Disability & AccessibilityPage/Article -
Any time someone enters online or in-person congregational space, there are several opportunities for multiple connection points from which a long-term relationship can continue and grow.By Sharon Dittmar | August 17, 2022 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Hospitality, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
What a peculiar phase of Pandemic Church we are in….although I guess that can be said about every chapter we’ve experienced! This phase may well be called Dipping the Toe.By Megan Foley | July 18, 2022 | From Better TogetherTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Leadership Development, WorshipPage/Article -
Our mandate as Unitarian Universalists is to build Beloved Community in our congregations, and learning to draw our circles of welcome wider and wider is a growth opportunity for our churches.Training | By Megan Foley, Sana Saeed, Evin Carvill Ziemer | June 7, 2022 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Diversity & Inclusion, Hospitality, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article