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  • Stories, resources, ideas, and practices shared by congregations in the spirit of creative interchange, group learning, and emerging practices.
    Congregational Story | March 25, 2024 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Leadership Development
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  • It got me thinking. What if we just went into all meetings assuming a toddler would be present?
    By Lenore Bajare-Dukes | February 26, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Building Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development
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  • Unitarian Universalism is often referred to as a living faith. For me that means that Unitarian Universalism is in constant motion and changes through the times we live in.
    By Sana Saeed | February 12, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Change & Conflict, Leadership Development
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  • Quick Version: The congregation’s culture is its most important featureLeaders have a major impact on cultureCritical skills for congregational leaders to develop at this time are self-awareness, empathy, an ability to grow individuals and teams, and creativity.The most important feature of our...
    By Natalie Briscoe | February 1, 2024 | From Southern Region
    Tagged as: Leadership Development
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  • As UUA Staff, it's not uncommon for us to be contacted and asked for a something, just anything, on a topic. In these cases the leader in question has no idea where to look.
    January 29, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Leadership Development, UUA Staff
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  • The Central East Region's Commissioned Lay Ministry (CLM) Program provides an opportunity for committed Unitarian Universalist leaders in the Central East region to deepen their faith while serving their congregations in more significant ways.
    By Central East Region of the UUA | January 22, 2024 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Leadership Development, Worship
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  • How the UUA arrived at this new opportunity for spiritual innovators
    December 12, 2023 (reviewed March 2024) | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Path to Leadership, Emerging Ministries, Leadership Development
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  • Sending leaders to a Leadership Experience is an investment in the future of a congregation and in the future of Unitarian Universalism. Leadership Experience (LE) participants are more grounded in Unitarian Universalism and hear a deeper call to serve....
    By Natalie Briscoe | November 1, 2023 | From Southern Region
    Tagged as: Leadership Development
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  • Members of your Southern Region worked with Team LeaderLab & UU Institute to bring the new Leading Large Board Retreat to our large congregations this summer....
    By Lillian Drab-Braddick | September 28, 2023 | From Southern Region
    Tagged as: Governing Boards, Leadership Development
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  • Lay people and religious professionals reflect on the magic of co-creating worship.
    By Elaine McArdle | September 25, 2023 | From Ideas
    Tagged as: Community, Compassion, Shared Ministry Teams, Unity, Leadership Development, Worship
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  • The Central East Region team is excited to announce our monthly Leadership Skill Ups for Changing Times series next year! These are drop-in calls for all congregational leaders where you can learn a new skill - or fine tune an old one.
    By Central East Region of the UUA | September 4, 2023 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Leadership Development
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  • It's that time of year again! New leaders are starting on boards and committees and congregations have new volunteers who are interested in training for future leadership positions.
    By Central East Region of the UUA | July 31, 2023 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Governing Boards, Leadership Development
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  • It’s that time of the year again, when new leadership joins congregational boards. Summer is a time of transformation for some congregational leaders. I often receive questions around this time on how to hold a board retreat. Last year, Pat Infante and I held a webinar on holding a board retreat.
    By Sana Saeed | July 10, 2023 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Governing Boards, Leadership Development
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  • As we navigate this spring, some of us may be navigating a difficult end to this congregational year with difficult decisions on the horizon. Some of us may be preparing to end things on an appreciative and hopeful note with bountiful picnics. Some of us may be preparing to take risks...
    By Sana Saeed | May 1, 2023 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Change & Conflict, Leadership Development
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  • I think there are some lessons from growing plants that can also be applied to growing leaders. Having a congregational culture grounded in covenant and gratitude can help leaders thrive as they grow into new leadership positions.
    By Renee Ruchotzke | March 12, 2023 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Leadership Development
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  • Is your congregation operating without a professionally-trained minister?
    December 1, 2022 | From MidAmerica News
    Tagged as: Leadership Development
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  • With Thanksgiving just past and the holiday season approaching, this marks the beginning of the season of thankfulness and gratitude. And so we want to take this opportunity to say Thank You.
    By Central East Region of the UUA | November 28, 2022 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: Fundraising for Congregations, Leadership Development
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  • What a peculiar phase of Pandemic Church we are in….although I guess that can be said about every chapter we’ve experienced! This phase may well be called Dipping the Toe.
    By Megan Foley | July 18, 2022 | From Better Together
    Tagged as: #COVID19, Building Community, Leadership Development, Worship
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  • BIPoC Leaders rooted in the Unitarian Universalist congregations are invited to take part in Taproot: A National BIPoC Space. This is a monthly, virtual gathering where participants will engage in rest and renewal, analysis building, and leadership development.
    June 7, 2022 | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Anti-Racism, Leadership Development
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  • Ministerial start ups are typically offered in the first year of a new minister’s ministry or for the start of a new staff member like DREs. The workshop may involve an array of lay leaders & congregants, including past & present members of the Board, Committee on Ministry, search committee, others.
    By Central East Region of the UUA | May 18, 2022 | From Central East Region
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transitions, Staffing & Supervision, Leadership Development
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