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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  • In a dark space, a laptop compiuter is open about forty-five degrees and emits a wash of colored light.
    Mini-webinars explaining the liturgical and technological ways to create sensory-rich Zoom worship services.
  • A woman wearing headphones sits at a laptop, gesturing with both hands at someone (not visible) on the screen.
    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!...
  • A rainbow, drawn on a piece of paper, inside a house window.
    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...
    by Erika A. Hewitt |
  • A wooden pew is lit with sunlight, with a strip of stained glass patterning
    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,...
    by Erika A. Hewitt |
  • "Pray for the dead. Fight like hell for the living." --Mother Jones
    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.
  • A blue, watery field with the words in slinky cursive, "coming home" and "like rivers to the sea"
    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?
  • A small potted succulent next to gardening tools
    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...
    by Erika A. Hewitt |
  • Rev. Natalie Fenimore extends a hand to welcome a new UU minister to fellowship at the 2013 Service of Living Tradition.
    Worship planning is an act of hospitality. ...
  • A jar filled with glowing, purple sparks.
    Stories are a powerful tool in worship, especially multigenerational worship.
  • Against a dim sky, a hand holds a lit sparkler
    Sermon sparks are brief teasers of sermons that have been written and delivered by UU clergy.
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Three laboratory flasks sit on a white counter, each filled with a vividly colored liquid (sky blue, cherry red, and sunshine yellow)
a toggle switch is labeled "Magic" and "More magic"