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When the Rev. Barbara Meyers began a mental health ministry at the Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship in Fremont, Calif., in 2005 it was the only one. Not anymore....By Donald E. Skinner | November 1, 2011 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Disability & Accessibility, Membership in Congregations, Multiculturalism, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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It can be a challenge to talk to children about war or the threat of terrorism, but it is also extremely important. Here are some general suggestions.Leader Resource | October 26, 2011 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Pastoral CarePage/Article -
Ideas for care team volunteers to provide practical support for members and friends.By River Road UU Congregation, Bethesda, MD | May 4, 2011 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article -
Our connections with animals help us, sometimes in unexpected ways, including a family-friendly memorial service.Reflection | By Pat Kahn | January 1, 2011 (reviewed August 2025) | For Families | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Death, Families & Faith Development, Pastoral CarePage/Article -
This workshop offers a way to pause and gather with intention to make sense of trauma or disaster. It offers the opportunity to step toward wholeness during a time when daily routines and the blessings of life need amplification.Curriculum | By Tracey L. Hurd | June 5, 2008 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Pastoral Care, Trauma ResponseCurriculum page -
Sue Parilla, Jefferson Unitarian Church’s (JUC; Golden, CO) volunteer coordinator, helps people find places to connect within the church. “I ask them, ‘What’s missing in your life? What would you like to do here? You came here for a reason. What is it?’” She keeps profiles on each new...By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2008 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Facilities Management, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Q. One of the things we struggle with as a congregation is cultivating enough leaders. Our current leaders are getting burned out and there aren’t enough new ones coming up to replace them. We’re getting frustrated. A. Try the following ways, says Eunice Benton, district executive for the...By Donald E. Skinner | August 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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When Carol Hosmer found it necessary to temporarily drop out of her church ten years ago to deal with some family dynamics that were consuming much of her time, she discovered something uncomfortable. It seemed that no one missed her. She explains: “It was a mid-to-large-size congregation and one...By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Ever wonder why friends and members leave your church? The Membership Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley (UUCB) in Kensington, CA (526 members), did and went to the trouble of conducting exit interviews. It’s a process that can tell you a lot about whether people feel...By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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There are people for whom going to church is akin to visiting a hazardous chemical site. The experience can induce severe allergic reactions. These people suffer from what is sometimes called multiple environmental sensitivities. For these folks someone’s perfume, the chemicals used to clean the...October 15, 2003 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Facilities Management, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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When a minister announces plans to take a sabbatical it can strike fear into the heart of the congregation. The prospect of being leaderless for months can be daunting. But to congregations that plan with care, a sabbatical not only gives the minister time for rest, reflection, and renewal, but...By Donald E. Skinner | January 1, 2003 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Danvers, MA (221 members), gather for a service honoring "memory and tradition." The service includes awards for church and community service, a naming of those who have died (including dropping a stone for each into a bowl of water), a short sermon, and a meditation period....By Donald E. Skinner | October 1, 2002 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Music in Worship, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Rev. Jacqueline Ziegler, interim minister at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, PA (281 members), holds an annual service where members and others may come to remember an animal companion. People are invited to bring pictures of animals that have been part of their lives. At the service they are...By Donald E. Skinner | October 1, 2000 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Music in Worship, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Q. I have always understood that the check-in process should be brief, personal, and without interruption. Is it possible that some of the objections to the process are due to sometimes letting check-in become too lengthy and more interactive than it should be? Many of us may have a totally...By Donald E. Skinner | October 1, 2000 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Every congregation has lots of visitors who come once, twice, even sign up for the newsletter, but never return. We wonder if we did something wrong, if no one spoke to them, or the coffee was bad. If we have our act together we have someone from the membership committee call all visitors within...By Donald E. Skinner | August 1, 2000 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Music in Worship, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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For those small congregations which aren't able to muster many volunteers for the Membership Committee, here is one that operates with just three leaders....By Donald E. Skinner | August 1, 2000 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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The Caring Committee at the UU Church of the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel, CA (234 members), once sandbagged a member's house to protect it from a flood. Last year it secretly delivered 31 Easter baskets to people who needed a boost. Another time it weeded an elderly woman's garden....By Donald E. Skinner | June 1, 2000 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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We see them under our coffee cups at social hour. They are the little people darting around our kneecaps. Or they are the teenagers and young adults lurking on the edges of our congregational gatherings. We see them but we don't always have much to do with them, busy as we are with our own...By Donald E. Skinner | November 1, 1998 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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When visitors come through our doors most of us are pretty good about making them a nametag, introducing them around, and making sure they know where coffee hour is held. But once they become members, sometimes we're a little less sure of how to relate to them....By Donald E. Skinner | September 1, 1998 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Leadership Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Q. We had a disturbing incident at our church in Ohio this weekend. A member got an early morning call from a man who claimed to be connected with the church, but was in fact an impostor. In most convincing terms he said he'd been beaten and robbed in San Francisco and needed someone to send him...By Donald E. Skinner | March 1, 1998 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Leadership Development, Safe Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article