The following guest post by the Rev. Aaron Payson and the Rev. Thomas Schade features a collaborative Association Sunday experiment using Skype. Love it! ~ Peter “What could 600+ Unitarian Universalists do in Worcester?” This was the central question that inspired an experiment in the use of technology and congregational cooperation during the 2011 … Continue reading The Skype’s the Limit!
In the Ballou Channing District? It's time to register for the Healthy Congregations ™ training our district is offering starting next month. I will be facilitating this event with Ballou Channing District Executive, the Rev. Bill Zelazny. If your congregation is planning on attending, please email me so I may reserve your space and order … Continue reading RSVP now for Healthy Congregations BCD trainings
I wanted to encourage those of you engaging with the "Occupy Movement" to order Standing on the Side of Love campaign merchandise to wear when you attend occupy events. Visit the Standing on the Side of Love store to order shirts, signs, bags, buttons and more. Our yellow Standing on the Side of Love shirts … Continue reading Occupying? Supporting occupiers? Go Yellow!
NEW PAGE: See new longer term UU's and OCCUPY MOVEMENT page. Question: Any of your congregations, members and/or clergy getting involved in Occupy Wallsteet, Occupy Boston, and beyond? If you are pro revolution, this is one of those situations where individual UU's and our congregations need to lead. If you want to see action, you … Continue reading Unitarian Universalists and OCCUPY Movement?
The following guest post is by Bridgette Collado and Rev. Eric Hausman. Bridgette is a health communication consultant, focused on the intersection of health and technology. She may be found on Twitter as @bcollado. Eric is a Unitarian Universalist minister with backgrounds in technology and organization growth. Learn more about Eric at reverendhausman.com. QR Codes … Continue reading QR Codes, Congregations and a UU Growth Challenge
*** FREE FOR STUDENTS *** The First Unitarian Church of Providence, RI and the Brown University Unitarian Universalist Group (BUUUG!) have organized an amazing day with emma's revolution, winning activist musicians Pat Humphries and Sandy O. On Friday, October 14th there will be a workshop for students in the afternoon, followed by a concert that … Continue reading emma’s revolution student workshop and concert – Oct 14 in Prov, RI
In the UU Growth Lab the question of QR Codes just came up. You may have noticed these starting to show up EVERYWHERE. QR Codes can be scanned by smart phones and used to direct mobile devices to a web address or decode a text message. I've invited UU Growth Lab members Bridgette Collado and … Continue reading QR Codes for Congregations?
Lab Update: A new UU Stewardship Lab has just been launched on Facebook. You may read more about the "UU lab" proliferation below. Join the new lab here: UU Stewardship Lab There's a Lab for That In February I launched an experiment on Facebook, The UU Growth Lab, to see if people interested in talking … Continue reading New UU Stewardship Lab on Facebook
With attention in my area (Southern New England) turning to hurricane Irene, as well as anniversary of 9/11 around the corner, I thought I'd highlight the Congregational Emergency Preparedness Manual (doc) developed for UU congregations. It is a manual, in Word Document form, ready to be customized by local congregations. Think of it as a template … Continue reading UU Congregational Emergency Preparedness Manual
In February I launched an experiment on Facebook, The UU Growth Lab, to see if people interested in talking growth might talk more freely using a Facebook group. I had previously had clergy express that they didn't feel comfortable brainstorming and exploring counter-cultural ideas publicly on blogs. We're talking the culture of our association and … Continue reading There’s a Lab for That….
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