Worship Lab Archive

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  • A circular piece of quilted art representing the Christian liturgical year, with different colors representing different liturgical seasons.

    How do themes serve our worship life, and what more is possible?

    April 11, 2023 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: Worship Tips
  • A pale background with pink flowers, the UUA logo, and the words "Flower Ceremony Centennial, 1923-2023"

    Celebrate 100 Years of the Flower Ceremony! The first Flower Ceremony was held in Prague, in June 2023, led by Rev. Norbert Čapek.

    Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt | January 17, 2023 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: Flower Communion, Unitarianism, Worship Tips
  • Holding a music binder and gesturing, Paul Vasile leads a group in singing

    A song-centered live webinar.

    December 6, 2022 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: Worship Tips
  • Inside a church, Black people stand as if listening to a preacher or choir.

    If you’re trying to build a worship service that's anti-racist and decenters whiteness, you start in one spot.

    Leader Resource | By JeKaren Olaoya, Erika Hewitt | September 2, 2022 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: #WidenTheCircle, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, Worship Tips
  • An altar with a lit candle, crowded by jars of herbs and flowers and other ritual objects

    Worship is relational and even transformational, but it's not informational.

    Leader Resource | August 4, 2022 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: Worship Tips
  • A ceramic mug of coffee sits on a table next to an open laptop, showing many people in Zoom cells.

    If you're a worship leader seeking a full-length service to share with your congregation, we hope you find the following list helpful....

    Leader Resource | February 7, 2022 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: Worship Tips
  • dictionary page with entry for "copyright" highlighted in yellow

    In early 2022, various UUA pages addressing different aspects of copyright—particularly copyright issues in worship—were removed to shift focus to our new Copyright Primer for Congregations. Please visit that page to learn more.

    Leader Resource | January 20, 2022 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: Worship Tips
  • A wash of green, blue, and purple light blending together.

    Church is for helping people stay human in the face of inhumane circumstances.

    Audio Recording | By Erika Hewitt, Elizabeth Stevens | August 2, 2021 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: Brokenness, Disaster or Crisis, Presence, Self-Care, Trauma, Worship Tips
  • In the background, a group of Black people stand on a church chancel. In the foreground, from behind, a black person stands in their pew with arms raised in a "praise" position.

    When we learn to dismantle the markers and habits of white supremacy in our worship life, we get free together.

    Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt, Julica Hermann de la Fuente | July 30, 2021 | From WorshipLab
    Tagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Equity, Justice, Worship Tips
  • 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.

    July 14, 2020 | From WorshipLab