For our February 16, 2024 Friday Forum, attended by 30 people, Barry and Mark discussed the need to increase engagement in stewardship within Unitarian Universalist congregations. They emphasized a shift from an “I culture” to a “we culture” and the importance of involving more people in stewardship at various stages. The Forum also addressed the […]
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We hosted a lively program at virtual GA on June 26th, introducing Edgar Villanueva’s book, Decolonizing Wealth, and his seven steps to healing through money, or using money as medicine. Over 175 people joined our session to learn and discuss the ways in which their congregations can engage in this work. Villanueva’s Seven Steps are:
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Congregational leaders tend to describe their challenges and circumstances in terms of deficiencies – not enough volunteers, young people and families, diversity, money. Perhaps our approaches to stewardship inhibit us from seeing opportunities and resources that are all around us. This workshop will explore the Who, How, and Why of creating better stewardship programs, informed
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Workshops and Other Events As I am back from the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly 2018, here is a brief report of my highlights for those who did not attend (and those who did!). Workshop: Calling Future Ancestors – Shaping Our Legacy Today Rev. Laura Randal and I presented this workshop. We had a good
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We hope you will join us for a workshop at the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in June for our workshop: Justice, Stewardship, and White Supremacy. I am so proud to be in the robust company of folks putting this workshop together: Jessica Cloud of Starr King School for the Ministry Elizabeth Ann Terry of the
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Risk-Taking My congregation in Wilmington, Delaware has signed on to the Soul Matters program, so each month we get a theme and worship and educational materials around that theme. We are among 200 or so UU congregations doing this. This month’s theme is Risk and the question for us to ponder is: “What does it
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Why Do We Pledge: Part VI This is actually an article from 2012 on another blog. But worth a repost in this series! We want our congregations to be welcoming to people of all ages, genders, races, sexual orientation, and economic levels. Our congregations are obvious in how we celebrate people of color, LBGT, folks
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How can we extend the reach and impact of Unitarian Universalism? There has been much talk about “congregations and beyond.” Among other things, this includes efforts to engage people who are not all that likely to join our congregations, especially younger people and those who declare their religious affiliation as “none.” We are convinced that
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Coming Together and Reaching Out A few weeks back, I participated in a “Summit on the Economic Sustainability of Ministry” sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association. The focus of the Summit was on the financial challenges facing UU ministers and congregations these days, and what in and out-of-the-box solutions we might come up with to
As someone who constantly thinks, writes, and talks about stewardship, I gather information broadly, from diverse sources. Over the last number of years, I have been inspired by a Catholic priest who is now 102-years-old: Arturo Paoli. Paoli is almost unknown in the English speaking world, yet his life reads like an adventure movie script:
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