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Three qualities of church that will be important in our next phase of how to be together are attention to mission, nimbleness, and inclusion.Video | By Megan Foley | March 18, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Building Community, CovenantPage/Article -
Framing and insights from a gathering of congregational leaders from the Central East Region looking forward to what multi-platform church could be.Webinar | By Central East Region of the UUA | March 16, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, CovenantPage/Article
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Learning to understand human communities (and in our case, congregations) as systems has been an ongoing learning process for the past several decades for family therapists, organizational development consultants and social scientists....By Renee Ruchotzke | March 5, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
Which ministries do you want to prioritize to create multi-platform experiences? Here are some scenarios to help you figure that out!March 3, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Building Community, Covenant, Safe CongregationsPage/Article -
A selection of items to include in your visitor's packets.Book | February 11, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: HospitalityPage/Article -
How wide and warm is our welcome? Here are some assessment questions to help find areas needing improvement.Book | February 11, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: HospitalityPage/Article -
Membership committees may feel the need for feedback if there seems to be a "revolving door" of members joining and then leaving. It may be helpful to track the reasons why some members decide to leave.By Renee Ruchotzke | February 11, 2021 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
This is a recording of a workshop on The "inviting" process form first visit to ultimately leadership positions from the CER Delmarva Cluster Annual Gathering in Fall of 2020. Panelists: Rev. Renee Ruchotzke and Rev. Linda Peeples To view all the workshops and worships from this event, visit our...Webinar | December 17, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Leadership Development, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article
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This is a recording of a workshop on What affects visitors and new members in the new Virtual world from the CER Delmarva Cluster Annual Gathering in Fall of 2020.Webinar | By Central East Region of the UUA | December 17, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article
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Being Beloved Community. Many people love smaller congregations because they like knowing everyone and being known. How can our congregations build on that strength?Webinar | December 17, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Building Community, Small CongregationsPage/Article -
This is the first is a series of four webinars focused on small congregations. Learn how your congregation can be bold.Webinar | December 17, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Small CongregationsPage/Article
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Resources to help you care for your people, welcome new people, and keep everyone safeUtility | November 13, 2020 | From New England RegionTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Pastoral Care, Safe CongregationsPage/Article -
Membership in UU Congregations is an intentional process of commitment and covenant. This guide provides practices and tools useful in training membership teams and/or professionals.Leader Resource | September 24, 2020 (reviewed March 2026) | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
Practices and tools to provide radical hospitality.Book | September 24, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: HospitalityPage/Article -
“We want to look more diverse but we don’t want to be more diverse.” While it may not be said, it’s a sentiment often lived out in our congregations. We’ll explore the subtle ways in which our congregational systems keep ourselves in place and what we can do differently.Webinar | By Keith Kron, Patrice K. Curtis | September 14, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #WidenTheCircle, Diversity & Inclusion, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article -
How do you prepare people to lead within and beyond the walls of your congregation? Learn about Faith Forward, a path for engagement that nurtures UU roots,inspires participants to give of themselves, and prepares them to engage sustainably in the world from a spiritually grounded, faithful place.Webinar | By Beth Dana, Marie Luna | September 14, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Leadership Development, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article
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Paula Cole Jones introduced the notion of congregations as a Community of Communities to foster inclusion and diversity at last year’s Fahs Lecture. We’ll expand on how to introduce and begin practicing this new framing in your congregation.Webinar | By Paula Cole Jones, Renee Ruchotzke | September 14, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #WidenTheCircle, Building Community, Governance for CongregationsPage/Article
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Although humans can’t gather at church, stuffed animals still can! Plan your own stUUfieCON!Summary | By Jenni Papp | September 12, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Multigenerational Faith DevelopmentPage/Article -
As we move into the new normal, we have a chance to find models of community and connection that reflect our vision of who we are.By Renee Ruchotzke | August 10, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building CommunityPage/Article -
Multisite involves multiple congregations or covenanted communities sharing staff, programming, and mission to have greater impact and reach.Utility | July 23, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article