Join the Stewardship for Us UUA WAVE Cohort: Financial Resilience in Congregations

We invite you to be part of a cohort of congregational leaders sharing ideas and conducting experiments to explore stewardship and discover together! In each of our sessions we will lead with a money story relevant to a Stewardship topic and discuss ideas and ways we might be able to manifest those ideas in our

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Introducing a new Giving Guide

“How much should I give?” Anyone involved with congregational stewardship has had to answer this question.  For many years, the UUA’s Fair Sharing Giving Guide provided a grid, based on income, to help pledging households decide on their pledge. Over time, however, we understood that an income-based guide didn’t fully reflect the realities of people’s

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Cultivating Generosity: Insights from UUA General Assembly 2024

At the 2024 UUA General Assembly, Unitarian Universalists affirmed Generosity as a core denominational value. But what does that mean in practice—especially in a time of national stress, economic uncertainty, and urgent justice struggles? A recent gathering of UUs explored how we can embody generosity as congregations and as individuals, sharing ideas, stories, and resources. Below are key takeaways—and concrete

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How Much Should I Give? A conversation about Giving Guides

This perennial question is asked by newcomers and long-time members alike, especially when finance and stewardship education is not part of a congregation’s culture.  The 2006 publication of a UUA Fair Share Giving Guide and its revisions helped many congregations support generous annual budget drive giving based on economic capacity. Some, however, found it cumbersome

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Catch Up on “The Changing Nature of Money” with Rev. Sara Green

  If you attended the live MidAmerica Congregational Leaders conversation in November, you know how thought-provoking it was to explore The Changing Nature of Money with Rev. Sara Green of Stewardship for Us. For those who registered but couldn’t make it—or if you want to revisit the conversation—you can now access the recording! 👉 Watch

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