Yesterday a few of us launched a new project on Facebook, a group called "The UU Media Collaborative." The group is described as follows: The UU Media Collaborative is a space for Unitarian Universalists to collaborate on the production of freely available and sharable visual graphics, images, videos and other resources. We hope to encourage … Continue reading The UU Media Collaborative, it works…
Friends, just received these details for the three-day option we've created for those who want to attend the mid-week portion of my social media track next week. A few people still trying to join us for this Tue -- Thur option featuring sessions on Facebook, Twitter, and online video for UU congregations. The following details … Continue reading 3-day UU Social Media intensive next week!
On Saturday, June 23, 2012 thousands of Unitarian Universalists and immigration partners protested outside of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Tent City jail. The following are videos containing footage from this event, including UU World videos and media from vigil participants. For full coverage of this religious witness event and the 2012 General Assembly of the Unitarian … Continue reading Videos: Thousands of Unitarian Universalists protest Arpaio’s Tent City jail
Event announcement via Matt Meyer. "Please pass it along to everyone you know! Pass it along to youth group leaders and youth, friends and family, choir members and musicians, clergy and college students! The RSVP will let us know how much food to get and how much help we'll need with childcare." Boston UU Revival … Continue reading Occupy Your Faith – A Boston Unitarian Universalist Revival
On websites you will often find a link to a privacy statement. Does your congregation have one? A sample policy statement has just been published to the Joseph Priestly District's growth resource page. The Sample Privacy Policy for the Web was prepared by CHUUG, the growth committee of this JPD Chesapeake cluster. It offers a … Continue reading Sample Congregational Website Privacy Policy
With permission I share this comment by Rev. Marlin Lavanhar on the national response to his recent sermon on the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Era of Colorblindness. I hope you'll watch and share both Marlin's sermon (below) and Alexander's book. "The national reaction to … Continue reading Rev. Marlin Lavanhar on Trayvon Martin and the New Jim Crow
I just learned about this event happening in the greater Boston area on April 5th. Looks like a great event. The following is an announcement provided by the organizers. Please feel free to share via your e-newsletters, Facebook pages, etc... You may cut and paste this announcement or link to my post. Hope to see … Continue reading Rev. Dr. Bill Shulz speaking on “The Future of Human Rights” April 5th Melrose, MA
If you can get to Fairhaven, MA on May 5th, please join me. This is going to be a fabulous event. Here's why I'm excited and hope you'll make the time to join me and promote the heck out of this event within your home congregation...
My colleague and friend, the Rev. Judith Campbell, has just released the third book in her "Mission Mystery" series! Judy is a Unitarian Universalist community minister and Ministerial Search Representative for the Ballou Channing District. She leads workshops and retreats in writing as prayer and spiritual practice across the US and in the … Continue reading New Olympia Brown Mystery from Rev. Judy Campbell
First, thanks to Peter Bowden for the invite to guest-post on UUGROWTH.COM. This is a great website! My name is Josh Pawelek. I've served as the parish minister at the Unitarian Universalist Society: East in Manchester, CT since the summer of 2003. Peter was curious about a recent opportunity I had to preach at Middle … Continue reading Not Your Traditional Dialogue on Race: Building Partnerships with Multicultural Arts Organizations
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