Small Group Growth Strategies – March Training

Many congregations that want to grow get stuck small because they don’t have the relational structures in place to allow for growth. That’s why my March Leading Congregations Monthly live training  is focused on small group growth strategies. If you want to grow your congregation, I hope you’ll join us. Family-sized congregations (up to around … Continue reading Small Group Growth Strategies – March Training

New England UUs – Join us Feb 2 Social Media and Membership Growth Training

This training is complete. Thanks to all who attended!  ~ Peter Unitarian Universalists leaders in New England, join me at First Parish in Needham, MA on Saturday, Feb 2, 2019, for my next Social Media and Membership Growth day-long training. Social media, smartphones, and non-stop access to the internet has changed how people are researching, … Continue reading New England UUs – Join us Feb 2 Social Media and Membership Growth Training

UU Social Media and Membership Growth in Training Orlando, Florida

Friends, We’ve canceled my November training in Orlando Florida. While damage to UU congregations in Florida is reported as minimal, I feel the immediate threats of this presidency and climate change are drawing our attention (including mine) from the focus of this training. Here’s how you can get the training, and how I’m responding to … Continue reading UU Social Media and Membership Growth in Training Orlando, Florida

Event: UU Social Media and Membership Growth – May 16, Framingham, MA

Friends, if you want to rock your social media and grow your congregation come the Fall, join me on May 16th for a day-long training at our UU congregation in Framingham, MA.  We have a tiny window to infuse our teams with new ideas, intention and skills if they are going to be ready to implement … Continue reading Event: UU Social Media and Membership Growth – May 16, Framingham, MA

UU Social Media and Membership Growth Follow-Up Resources

Social Media

Below are resources related to our 2014 UU Social Media & Membership Growth workshop series. If you attended one of these trainings, thank you. As I said in our training, the work of sharing our stories, vision and values via today’s communication tools and engaging with people online is important ministry.  ~ Peter Did you … Continue reading UU Social Media and Membership Growth Follow-Up Resources

UU Social Media & Growth with Peter Bowden – Oct 4th, Colorado Springs, CO

Friends, this training is coming up fast!  I’m delighted that so many congregations have come together to help bring me out for this training.  Scroll down for the sponsoring congregations and full program outline below.  This is going to be a fun, exciting and practical training.  If you have questions, please email me. Hope to … Continue reading UU Social Media & Growth with Peter Bowden – Oct 4th, Colorado Springs, CO

FALL 2014 UU Social Media and Membership Growth trainings

Peter Bowden speaking at event

Friends, this Fall I’m leading two separate  day-long trainings on UU social media and membership growth.   I hope you’ll join us! Colorado Springs, CO – October 4th, 2014 Providence, RI – November 8th, 2014 Here’s the deal.  Today we need to be intentionally integrating our social media, visitor greeting and other membership development efforts.  If … Continue reading FALL 2014 UU Social Media and Membership Growth trainings

New book on humanism, UU theology, and the growth (or not) of the UUA

I just ordered a new book on humanism, our UU theology, and the history of our association, REGAINING BALANCE: THE EVOLUTION OF THE UUA by Michael Werner, published by Religious Humanism Press. I’m excited for this read as this relates directly to conversations we’ve been having in the UU Growth Lab over the last two … Continue reading New book on humanism, UU theology, and the growth (or not) of the UUA