The Article II Study Commission is hosting several public conversations, bring together a panel of speakers and ask them a few questions on a theme. Those in attendance are provided a survey link to think further on the questions being discussed to provide the Study Commission with their thoughts.

A Conversation on Covenant Part 1: January 19, 2021
5:00pm PT / 6:00pm MT / 7:00pm CT / 8:00pm ET

Covenant lies at the heart of our faith: a shared agreement on how we should be together. Our religion is made from an ongoing, interlocking, and organically growing series of promises we make with our communities, congregations, and the world. Article II contains, among other things, the covenant that our congregations make with each other, a covenant that forms the Unitarian Universalist Association, to uphold principles that shape our understanding of how to be Unitarian Universalists.

As we think about what we need from a revised Article II, we want to ask: What do we need to promise to each other now, starting the 3rd decade of the 21st century, and going forward? How do we covenant in a way that leads us into the fullness of who we can be as a faith?

Members of the Article II Study Commission facilitated this conversation between Rev. Meredith Garmon, Rev. Bill Sinkford, former UUA president and current UUA President Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick Gray.

A Conversation on Covenant Part 2: January 27, 2022
4:30pm PT / 5:30pm MT / 6:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET

As we think about what we need from a revised Article II, we want to ask: What does it mean to be in covenant? How do we handle the mutual accountability of living in love? What do we need from our shared agreements now and in the future?

This conversation will feature an array of voices discussing how covenant figures in our ever-growing faith: Rev. Mykal Slack from BLUU, Dandi Prinsloo from the DRUUM steering committee, Elizabeth Foster with EqUUal Access, and Juniper Meadows, former steering committee member for TRUUsT.

A Conversation on Purpose: Thursday, March 24, 2022
5:00pm PT / 6:00pm MT / 7:00pm CT / 8:00pm ET

What is our mission as Unitarian Universalists? What are we called to do in the world? How do we, as individuals and as an organization, answer that call?

A Conversation on Inspiration: Date tbd
5:00pm PT / 6:00pm MT / 7:00pm CT / 8:00pm ET

What are our founts of inspiration? Where have we drawn them from, how have they developed in our history as a faith, and which ones speak to us now?

A Conversation on Values: Date tbd
5:00pm PT / 6:00pm MT / 7:00pm CT / 8:00pm ET

What shared values do we have as a faith? What common dreams need to be reflected in a new Article II?