In an ever-changing world, our congregations need to be innovative with grounding in the needs of today and of the future. How do we remain relevant to the needs of changing times and changing generations?...

When I meet with congregational leaders, as we talk about the challenges the congregation is facing, and resources or trainings they might need, at some point I usually ask the question, Where are you finding unexpected joy in your congregation this year?

First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Concord, Massachusetts, is hosting its second-ever Democracy Festival in June. Learn more about the effort.

To minimize isolation among older Americans, First Unitarian Church of Dallas is providing pastoral care, creating community, and putting a special focus on elder members.

Learn to work together to reinforce life-affirming and creative frameworks and use practical tools for welcoming and inclusion, connection and belonging, all as foundational to a membership journey in your congregation grounded in mutuality and consent.

It got me thinking. What if we just went into all meetings assuming a toddler would be present?

Does your congregation want to grow but feels stuck? We offer resources to help you revitalize and grow your congregation to the next level.

Resources and guidance on how to adjust your budget and programming when your congregation has declined in membership and/or pledging. Merging is also a possibility.

Here's what to know about the annual celebration that offers spiritual nourishment, political grounding and more.

It's time to decide what kind of world we want to live in and it’s time to decide what we are willing to do to get it.

Tips, tools, and spiritual grounding for each stage of congregational life, from emerging, to membership, to thriving, to renewal, or to decline and possibly dissolution.

Make joining more accessible and inclusive by allowing potential new members to find their own way to membership.

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.

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.

While the requirements for membership are in your bylaws, you also need policies ithat define participation, financial support, etc.

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.

Learn about the 2023–2024 UU Common Read, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg.

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.

Are you looking for the unexpected joy in your community?

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.