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Get Serious About Renewal – GA 2010 Workshop

Hot Worship for Unitarian Universalists, Rev. Kenn Hurto for West Central Cluster, May 15, 2010

Board Leadership Webinar, June 15, 2010 – What Are Boards Really For? (PDF, 4.17MB)

Stewardship Webinar January 27, 2010
New Directions for Congregational Stewardship with Dr. Wayne Clark

Third Tuesday Webinar Series 2009-2010
Youth Ministry, May 2010

Risk Management, April 2010

Appreciative Inquiry, March 2010

Conflict Management, February 2010
The Friendly Forest, by Dr. Edwin H. Friedman (for use with Conflict Management Webinar Session)

Covenants of Right Relations, January 2010
Authentic Dialogue on the Way to Right Relations (for use with Covenants of Right Relations webinar session)

Gifts Ministry: The Power of an Invitation, December 2009

The Committee on Ministry, November 2009
Sample Committee Charters (for use with The Committee on Ministry webinar session)

Worship, October 2009

Characteristics of Healthy UU Congregations, September 2009

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2009
Leadership in Tough Economic Times

CONGREGATIONAL STEWARDSHIP IN LEAN TIMES
UU Congregational Finance and Stewardship Resources

Basic Advice About Cutting Budgets

Best Practices for Congregational Giving During Tough Economic Times

10 Steps to Successful Fundraising in Difficult Economic Times

Giving During Tough Economic Times

LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING, LEGACY GIVING
Capital Campaigns: If You Build it, They Will Come … But Will They Stay?   Wayne B. Clark

Planned Giving: A Guide for UU Congregations

The 2008-2009 Charitable IRA Rollover

A Legacy of Hope: The Charitable Gift Annuity

Fund A Legacy: The UUA Pooled Income Fund

Umbrella Giving: Many Gifts, One Creative Solution!

Tailored To Fit: Charitable Remainder Trusts

Use Your Will to Give to Unitarian Universalism

The documents listed above are from the UUA website, please see Giving & Generosity for additional information and materials on giving.

FOR CONGREGATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
The Challenge of Assessment – Part 1: Clergy Assessment

It’s Not Rocket Science

A Model for Unitarian Universalist Congregational Board Meetings

The Role of a Process Observer/Participant

A Sample Format for a Committee Charter in a Unitarian Universalist congregation

Power Analysis in a Congregation

Leadership Goal Setting: Getting SMART-O About Your Goals

Setting Congregational Goals

Rules of the Road For UU Board Meetings

Ministry Assessment – Brief Model

2008-2009 THIRD THURSDAYS – CONGREGATIONAL LEADERSHIP WEBINAR SERIES
Board and Congregational Goal Setting – September 2008

Creating a Really Good Mission Statement – October 2008

The Art & Necessity of Delegation – November 2008

Money 101:  Stewardship and the Operating Fund – January 2009

Money 102: Beyond the Operating Fund – February 2009

Conflict – We Don’t Have Any [HELP!] – March 2009

Right Staffing – Lay & Professional – April 2009

Ministry Assessments – May 2009

FREQUENTLY REQUESTED ARTICLES
Things That Inhibit and Things That Enhance Growth in Congregations

Congregational E-Mail as a Blessing, not a Curse

The Sacred Diamond of Religious Life

Calling or Hiring Professional Religious Leadership

New 100+ Ideas for Membership Growth

A Ministering Congregation

Florida District ENDS Survey – Spring 2008

Florida District Cluster Survey Results – Fall 2008

Florida District Cluster Survey, District Executive Report – Fall 2008

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR DISTRICT EXECUTIVE, THE REVEREND KENNETH GORDON HURTO
Brief Biography
Resume 2009

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
Grants Available to UU Congregations

Church of the Larger Fellowship – Religious Education Resources

Unitarian Universalist Beliefs by the Reverend David O. Rankin

Congregations Count by Linda Laskowski

The Real Rules: Congregations and IRS Guidelines on Advocacy, Lobbying , and Elections

Faithful Democracy – Election-Year Resources and Opportunities