WorshipLab
Welcome to the WorshipLab
These pages and 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 equip and inspire themselves.
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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!...
March 26, 2020 | From WorshipLabTagged as: #COVID19 -
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 Hewitt | March 21, 2020 | From WorshipLab -
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,...
Webinar | By Erika Hewitt | March 18, 2020 | From WorshipLabTagged as: #COVID19 -
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.
Leader Resource | March 3, 2020 | From WorshipLab -
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?
Leader Resource | March 3, 2020 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Water Communion -
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...
Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt | February 26, 2020 | From WorshipLab -
Worship planning is an act of hospitality. ...
Leader Resource | February 26, 2020 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Hospitality, Relationships -
Stories are a powerful tool in worship, especially multigenerational worship.
Leader Resource | February 26, 2020 | From WorshipLab -
Sermon sparks are brief teasers of sermons that have been written and delivered by UU clergy.
Leader Resource | February 26, 2020 | From WorshipLab -
Worship that’s overly predictable can also feel stale. What’s more, UU religious professionals of color, in particular, have pointed out that an unchanging, linear order of service and allegiance to time limits are both constructs of whiteness. Using the same liturgy (whose greek roots mean...
Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt | August 1, 2019 | From WorshipLabTagged as: Interdependence, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism