We all have different aspects to our identity, and some are more important to how we “identify” than others. I am a married, middle-aged, male to name a few – not necessarily in that order of priority. I also have identities in my congregation: member, former president, stewardship team member, etc. Someone else might include […]
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How Do Children and Youth Fit in Our Stewardship Culture? Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant Not long ago, a couple of members of the Stewardship for Us team met with a senior Unitarian Universalist leader to discuss the state of stewardship within our movement. We asked the question, “Where do you think we most often come up
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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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Shall We Gather Together? Reflections on the Power and Potential of Cluster Workshops Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant I recently had the privilege of working with the North Texas Unitarian Universalist Congregations cluster (NTUUC) in an all day Stewardship Workshop, well hosted by the Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Plano, TX. In reflecting
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Why Do We Pledge: Part III I live in Washington, DC, where democracy is mired in financial influence and partisan radicalism. So I appreciate that, in virtually all of the congregations where I consult, the democratic process is functioning quite well. Part of what distinguishes liberal religious organizations like ours from more conservative ones is
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Why Do We Pledge: Part II Pretty much every lay leader I encounter in my work understands about their pledge: the process for making financial commitments. They understand how it works, its timeline, and how it is part of the financial systems of their congregation. This is all to the good. And most of us
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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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Happy Birthday Well, it’s been a year since we consultants and the UUA started this grand experiment. We asked if stewardship consulting services, provided so well under the UUA’s Congregational Stewardship Network and led so ably by Wayne Clark, could be provided under a new outsourced model. We’re very pleased with the Year One results
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