Stories in Worship

Kristin Maier, author of A Good Telling: Bringing Worship to Life with Story (Skinner House Books, 2013) shares the first in a series of tips for good storytelling. Purchase A Good Telling at the UUA Bookstore.

Good stories are central to good worship. As a Time for All Ages, as part of a sermon, or as part of a multigenerational service, stories engage our hearts and minds and help us grow.

Stories from Other Unitarian Universalist (UU) Sources

Tapestry of Faith stories: browse the alphabetical list (over 450 stories for children, youth, and adults), or search
Story anthologies for children from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bookstore.

Storytelling in Worship

✳ Pssst! Have you visited our Storytelling page? It's filled with tips, how-to's, and lots of resources!

Featured Books

Doorways to the Soul: 52 Wisdom Tales from Around the World
Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents
A Lamp in Every Corner: A UU Storybook
Mira and the Big Story

Search Words for Worship Services

Displaying 71 - 77 of 77.

Story

Wake Up to Injustice (WorshipWeb)
by Gail Forsyth-Vail

Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Humanism, Juneteenth, Justice, Justice Sunday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility
What Is God? (WorshipWeb)
by Gail Sphar

Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Diversity, God, Goddess, Imagination
When You Have More Than Enough (WorshipWeb)
by Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt

Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Abundance, Family, Generosity, Home, Hospitality, Humanism, Inclusion, Secular, Stewardship, Thanksgiving, Unitarian Universalism, Wealth
Who Loves the Dark? (WorshipWeb)
by Sheri Phillabaum

Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Courage, Fear, Halloween, Samhain, Winter Solstice / Yule, Wonder
Whose Reality Is It Anyway? (WorshipWeb)
by Orlanda R Brugnola

Tagged as: Imagination, Mystery, Revelation, Tradition, Wonder
A Playful Mystery Play for Four Voices (WorshipWeb)
by Thomas Rhodes

Tagged as: Earth Day, God, Mystery, Playfulness
Homer's Wings (WorshipWeb)
by Caitlin Cotter Coillberg

Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Change, Earth-Centered, Letting Go, Transformation, Worship, WorshipWeb