The 2020-21 virtual church year is making us step up and be more creative than ever! Fall is often the time when we have fundraisers such as book sales, craft fairs, and auctions. Congregations are adapting these events to an online venue, staying connected and raising funds to support their mission, vision and programs. There’s […]
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If you missed it, video recordings from the Unitarian Universalist Association virtual General Assembly this past June are now available for your binge-watching online. You can watch the main plenary speakers, worship and ceremonies, business of the Association, and workshops. Unlike previous years, almost everything was recorded and is available. There are a couple of
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Unitarian Universalist congregations did a terrific job reacting to the novel coronavirus pandemic. With support from the UUA and each other, we transformed operations to the virtual universe. We began conducting everything from Sunday services to religious education classes to meetings and small groups using Zoom. And stewardship followed suit as our congregations conducted successful
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Stewardship for Us will host two virtual Friday Forums this Month: September 11th and September 25th. Stewardship Planning for the Year – Sept 11 Whether you have a Spring or Fall Pledging Campaign — or if you do year round pledging — it’s important to have an annual calendar to maintain momentum and develop
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Many congregations hold retreats for their board in the summer months both to bring their new members up to speed and to determine priorities for the congregation. Include congregational stewardship in your planning and training of board members. Among the Board’s primary responsibilities to the congregation are: Serve the Mission Uphold and sustain the institution
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How can I as a stewardship leader, engage other church leaders in stewardship? Part I in this series identified four key leadership traits especially useful for stewardship: Trust Transparency Compassion Hope UUs recognize that effective financial stewardship is essential for carrying out our basic programs and fulfilling our mission. Many of us also recognize that
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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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JOIN US at virtual GA! Shelter-In-Place AND Work for Racial Justice with us at GA! Come join us to learn what you can do as individuals, with your congregation, and in the community to turn the tide toward justice for people of color in the US. In our workshop at Virtual General Assembly on June
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On Friday, June 5, we had a lively forum with 36 attendees about building and other major projects, capital campaigns, and considerations going forward in the age of virtual church operations. The slides from the forum are available at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DAEHG0JpLayneJPbvCjQmZDGYondXyDY/view?usp=sharing Please respond to this post to share any current or recent experiences
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This article is the first in a two-part series about Stewardship and Leadership, with the focus of Part I on leadership traits as applied to stewardship. When we think of stewardship, oftentimes money is top of mind. It’s a much broader concept than money, as most of you know, and has many facets. Today we
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