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by Rev. Eric Hausman Do you want to worship even when you can't make it to congregation? The Church of the Larger Fellowship is piloting online worship services and has begun work on adding a second contemporary service. We welcome your input in building it, starting with your feedback....By Ted Resnikoff | November 4, 2011 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Congregational Action, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Hi Family, I hope this message finds you and your family well. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the fall retreat for the Central Midwest District Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association last week. The topic for the retreat was “Whose Are We.” For two days, we...By Monica L Cummings | October 27, 2011 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Connections, Discernment, Identity, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Prayer Practices, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, WorshipPage/Article -
Workshops and presentations at General Assembly (GA), the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), have been provided by a variety of Unitarian Universalist (UU) organizations and UUA staff groups over the course of several decades....Utility | September 30, 2011 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: WorshipPage/Article
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General Assembly 2010 Event 2086 Author/actress Laurie James’ original, one-woman drama created a passionate portrait of the life and work of Margaret Fuller. Through Fuller’s own words, attendees saw, heard and imagined the beginnings of the feminist viewpoints and principles that laid the...Utility | September 30, 2011 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: WorshipPage/Article
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General Assembly 2006 Event 3048 Speakers: Melodie Feather, Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network (UUMN) Board Member Wendy Bartel, UUMN Children's Songbook Project Coordinator Sarah Dan Jones, UUMN Secretary Susan E....Utility | June 22, 2011 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Music in Worship, WorshipPage/Article
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General Assembly 2007 Event 3018 Presenter: Kellie Walker Come learn some joyous and practical ways to increase your congregation's comfort and involvement in music for all ages, for use in worship and other settings. This participatory workshop will use songs primarily from our hymnal, our new...Utility | June 22, 2011 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Music in Worship, WorshipPage/Article
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General Assembly 2010 Event 2026 Presenters: Rev. Kevin Tarsa, Minister of Music and Karen McCarthy, DRE A vibrant communal experience depends on active participation. Music, movement, and silence offer powerful opportunities for all to participate. Focusing on ‘take-home’ learning, we’ll...Utility | June 22, 2011 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Music in Worship, WorshipPage/Article
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General Assembly 2009 Event 5013 Presenters: Kenneth Herman, Deborah Weiner, and Dr. Leon Burke. “Every song is a sermon,” Kenneth Herman reminded those gathered for the Sunday morning session to introduce Las Voces del Camino (Voices on the Journey), a new Spanish hymn supplement. In July, the...Utility | June 22, 2011 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Music in Worship, WorshipPage/Article
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General Assembly 2008 Event 2047 Presented by members of the Task Force on Cultural Misappropriation: Rev. Manish K. Mishra, Rev. Jason Shelton, Beth Norton, Rev. David Takahashi Morris, Rev. Danielle Di Bona, Gini Courter, and Janice Marie Johnson. The session began with a meditative musical...Utility | June 22, 2011 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Music in Worship, WorshipPage/Article -
For many Unitarian Universalists, the ingathering ritual helps mark the beginning of the congregational year. Other rituals can include water communion, homecoming and blessing backpacks, as this time of year also marks the end of summer travels and adventures and the start of a new school year.Utility | April 19, 2011Tagged as: Holidays & Ceremonies, Homecoming / Ingathering, WorshipPage/Article
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Diwali (or Divali) is the Indian festival of lights, and India's biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (or deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects us from spiritual darkness....Utility | April 19, 2011Tagged as: Holidays & Ceremonies, WorshipPage/Article
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Worship doesn't serve a single, static purpose (nor does the wise worship leader aim for just one.) Whether it's on Sunday morning in a sanctuary or in a small group in someone's home, our people arrive for worship for many reasons: they long to be inspired, comforted, changed, opened, challenged...Utility | April 11, 2011Tagged as: Worship, Worship TipsPage/Article
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The Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of Davis, CA, wanted to find a way six years ago to do two things: Create a worship service that focused on children in worship, and do it in a way that allowed them to move around....By Donald E. Skinner | January 1, 2011 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Music in WorshipPage/Article
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At All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Okla., the theme for the month of January is “Creation.” In February the theme shifts to “Religious Authority.” When March comes around “Redemption” will be taken up. Going out further, Senior Minister the Rev. Marlin Lavanhar knows what themes he...By Donald E. Skinner | January 1, 2011 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Career Development for Ministers, Music in Worship, Professional Development for Religious EducatorsPage/Article
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Recycle your energies with a simple body prayer.Activity | By Nita Penfold | June 9, 2010 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Awe, Direct Experience, Families & Faith Development, Gratitude, Reverence, WorshipCurriculum page -
The Rev. Krista Taves believes children belong in worship. With adults. For more than 15 minutes. And for the past three years that’s what has happened at the 100-member Emerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel in Ellisville, MO, a suburb of St. Louis. For fully the first half of every service, all...By Donald E. Skinner | March 1, 2010 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Music in WorshipPage/Article
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One of the seven Unitarian Universalist Principles honored each day.By Donald E. Skinner | December 7, 2009 | From UU WorldTagged as: Families & Faith Development, Holidays & Ceremonies, Personal Inspiration, Spiritual PracticePage/Article -
Unitarian Universalism’s most beloved song, the woman who wrote it, and the communities that sustain her spirit.Feature | By Kimberly French | September 30, 2007 | From SpiritTagged as: Music in Worship, WomenPage/Article -
When we sing an African-American spiritual during worship does that act honor another culture or is it cultural misappropriation? Can we hold a Seder if we’re not Jewish? Can our children make Native American dream catchers in religious education classes? As Unitarian Universalists we take pride...By Donald E. Skinner | September 15, 2007 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Music in Worship, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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In the early 1980s, First Unitarian Church of Oakland, CA, was struggling. Once a vibrant congregation, it had lost much of its membership as its urban neighborhood declined. But when a new minister arrived with a vision that included involving the congregation in planning and leading worship...By Donald E. Skinner | September 15, 2007 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Leadership Development, Music in WorshipPage/Article