WorshipLab
Welcome to the WorshipLab
These supplemental posts are about the larger scope of worship, the practicalities of making worship come alive for as many people as possible, and other ways for worship leaders to get inspired and consider themselves equipped.
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Mini-webinars explaining the liturgical and technological ways to create sensory-rich Zoom worship services.
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Sometimes circumstances call for special material—and the current pandemic is one such circumstance. We're grateful to the people here who have written and shared worship resources for worship in the time of Covid-19. New!...
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by Erika A. Hewitt |Please note that these selections are intended to ease our collective transition into the sometimes confusing world of online worship. They're shared in the spirit of supplementing your existing resources and should not be interpreted or used to justify decreasing the wages or positions of...
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by Erika A. Hewitt |Many Unitarian Universalist congregations and communities are choosing to livestream their worship services during the pandemic so that members can connect to their faith community at a familiar time. Creating online worship—whether it's live or recorded—involves a series of learning curves,...
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In 1919, Henry Hallam Saunderson, minister of the First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Brighton (MA), decided to create “wayside sermons,” liberal messages that would make people stop, read, and search their conscience.
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How might Unitarian Universalists acknowledge the sacred sources of people's water, in the annual Water Ceremony, without creating a parade of privilege and/or centering the ritual around an open mic?
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by Erika A. Hewitt |Vibrant, thriving congregations arise from a meaningful worship life—which is based on the presence & energy that its leaders bring to worship. In this post, we’ll explore practices and skills that empower worship leaders to strengthen and deepen worship. Beginning Assumptions When people are in...
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Worship planning is an act of hospitality. ...
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Stories are a powerful tool in worship, especially multigenerational worship.
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Sermon sparks are brief teasers of sermons that have been written and delivered by UU clergy.