Thursday, 09 September 2010, 03:04 am PDT
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Ten Steps in Becoming a Safe Congregation
This webinar highlighted 10 steps for congregations to consider in becoming a Safe Congregation, including information on safety and liability policies for religious education programs, as well as ... [read more]
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Unchurched, Underchurched, and Dechurched
In yesterday’s post, I suggested that there is no “mother lode of churchgoers somewhere out there just waiting to call themselves Unitarian Universalists,” which begs the followi... [read more]
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The Flushing Sound You Hear
Lately I’ve been thinking that I should start all of my presentations (in person or online) with the following sound effect: click here. It’s the sound of a toilet flushing. And that... [read more]
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We’ll Get What We Are
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phrase I’ve used for the title of this post: “We’ll Get What We Are. ” It’s something that Christian Smith said in his ... [read more]
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Sunday and Every Day
I mentioned in a previous post that the top priority for congregational support of families is to help them develop their faith. I also mentioned the UUA Bookstore as an excellent resource. Well, l... [read more]
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Intentionality Times Two
I mentioned a couple of things in my <a title=”Three-Day Weekends” href=”http://uufamily. org/2010/01/19/three-day-weekends/” target=”_blank”>last post... [read more]
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Our Family Went to a Unitarian Church
Here’s a not-so-secret secret: my wife and I met online. That’s a fairly common thing these days, I guess. The twist in Julia’s and my story is that once we met in person, we foun... [read more]
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What Do You Mean by “Family”?
I remember the question well. It was during the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA) Professional Days at the 2004 General Assembly in Long Beach, California. The presenter was Ernes... [read more]
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Fake People
Maybe you’ve noticed them in an advertisement or a newsletter: smiling, happy people much like the ones pictured in the banner for this blog. They appear to be multicultural and multigenerational... [read more]
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Twitter for Congregations
A funny thing happened to me on the way to church last Sunday. Our family was still in Northern Indiana visiting relatives, and we decided to go to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Elkhart ... [read more]