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Sometimes the simplest language can be the most effective.By Liz James | June 1, 2020 | From UU WorldTagged as: Class, Diversity, Membership Growth & Outreach, SimplicityPage/Article -
How do we learn to live, as people and as congregations, like we are worthy of love? How do we live into compassion for ourselves and others?Utility | By Eric Dew Bliss | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Compassion, Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Multiculturalism, Shame, WorthPage/Article
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How do we as people and as congregations meet the intensity of this moment with curiosity instead of defensiveness?Utility | By Tandi Rogers | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Listening, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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Many of our congregations can sometimes get stuck in polarized, either/or thinking. Are you an atheist or a theist? Are you racist or woke? The deeper spiritual truth is such divisions are an illusion.Utility | By Jonipher Kūpono Kwong | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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In our striving to do our best and be our best, we as people and we as congregations can sometimes gravitate toward perfectionism--a force that cuts us, and others, down.Utility | By Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Gratitude, Membership Growth & Outreach, Multiculturalism, WholenessPage/Article
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December 4, 2019 The first of the candles in the Advent Wreath is the candle of Hope. In the Lutheran tradition of my childhood, we always lit Advent candles this time of year. Winter is often a time when we look for hope. We look with hope for the return of the sun in the months to come. We hope...Utility | By Sarah Movius Schurr | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Despair, Faith Development, Hope, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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What would our communities and our lives be like if we lived from our faith more than from our fear?Utility | By Sarah Gibb Millspaugh | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith, Faith Development, Fear, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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Shifting from the hyperindividualistic thinking embedded in so much of American culture to an interdependent collective way of being.Utility | By Tandi Rogers | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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September 2019 This is the season of shifts—some of you have new staff, new board members, and a new church year upon us. We are all shifting gears of sorts. Your regional program staff is also shifting into the new year. Our late August retreat felt like a launch into a new era for us. This...Utility | By Tandi Rogers | May 12, 2020 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Change, Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article
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Early in the pandemic crisis my mind kept wandering back to a poem written by my former minister and mentor, Rev Rudy Nemser. The poem, “Long-Haul People,” reminds me that congregations thrive on a million small acts of attention and commitment over weeks, months and years.By Patricia Infante | April 20, 2020 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Building CommunityPage/Article -
Spirit of love and life, these are trying times, and sometimes we are at wits' end trying to figure out what to do. We have all this extra time, and we are busier than we have ever been....Meditation | By Rosemary Morrison | April 9, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Grace, Gratitude, Health, Love, Spiritual PracticeWorship element -
We’re staying home. Love has never asked this of us before. We’re staying home, this is our gift to humanity. Let us wish each other well. For those staying home alone, I offer you this blessing. May you grow a deeper understanding of your own worth. Dear one, leaven the aloneness with gentle...Affirmation | By Linda Barnes | April 7, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #COVID19, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Building Community, Communication, Direct Experience, Faith, Families & Faith Development, Family, Love, Patience, Peace, Social Media, WorthWorship element -
Across the distance, the light from within me shines, sending love to all Across the distance, your light is fuel that warms me and helps to keep my own light burning Together, we keep the flame of community burning bright...Chalice Lighting | By Laura Thompson | April 7, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Community, LoveWorship element -
Just because we're social distancing doesn't mean we can't have fun! This webinar gives you all the information you need to host a Virtual Game Night for your congregation. Topics include: using Zoom video conferencing features like polling and break out rooms and the best games to play online.Webinar | By Phillip Lund, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 1, 2020 | For Adults | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Family ProgramsPage/Article -
Our people need to connect with one another. How might we use technology to make that happen during times of social distancing?March 19, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, CommunicationPage/Article -
Offering worship services and other opportunities to connect online is “a forced exercise in emergence,” says the Rev. Karen Johnston, and “an opportunity to find people who need us.”By Elaine McArdle | March 18, 2020 | From UU WorldTagged as: Building Community, WorshipPage/Article -
Physical isolation doesn't have to mean social isolation. Here are a collection of resources to help your members and friends feel connected and cared for.Book | March 17, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Pastoral Care, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
In this time of Coronavirus we want to help each other and be supportive. Some of this requires at least being able to exchange stuff. But how to do it safely?By Beth Casebolt | March 17, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
Community, including intimate, deep, and spiritually supportive versions thereof, can be created and sustained in online spaces, including covenant groups, ritual, pastoral care, and community interactions.Leader Resource | By Jordinn Nelson Long | March 12, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Pastoral CarePage/Article -
Because hospitality is important to human relationships, learning how to host in online spaces is essential. People come with different levels of experience and comfort. Here are some tips to help host an online space that can help host an online space that can help build connections.Leader Resource | By Renee Ruchotzke | March 10, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Effective Meetings, HospitalityPage/Article