Support and Caring in Congregations

Critical to the success of an in care program is good communication with and among all the stakeholders: students, ministers, congregations. It is also...

Two Sample Plans Developed by Rev. Jann Halloran, Rev. Kirk Loadman-Copeland, Rev Tracey Wilkinson, and Rev. Jeannie Shero Sample Plan 1 Invite new and...

Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) District and Regional staff can help the in care program identify multi-denominational theological schools in t...

Involve Ministers In order for an in care program to offer students real-world experience in congregational life, ministers and congregations need to be...

Responsibilities Identify students at the seminary(ies) nearby Work with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to identify students who are dista...

Recruiting and Selecting Vocational Advisors The student liaison meets individually with ministers who are interested in being vocational advisors or th...

In addition to supporting ministerial students, an in care program can support people who are discerning whether to pursue a religious vocation of some...

Important First Step Credibility and Sustainability While a seminarian(s) or parish or community minister(s) may initiate an in care program, such a...

As your in care program expands and requires additional organizational support, transition from a planning team which communicates through phone calls a...

Qualifications and Responsibilities Vocational advisors are Unitarian Universalist ministers who have received at least their first renewal in prelimina...