Author: Jaco B. ten Hove and Friends: Neil Chethik, John K. Davis, John Britt, Marlin Lavanhar

"'Checking-in' is an almost ubiquitous activity in sharing groups, yet it can sometimes be quite timeconsuming with less than inspiring results. A modest survey of some experienced men’s group participants turned up the following hints and suggestions..."

Author: Fred Seidl

"Congregation Based Community Organizing (sometimes called Faith-Based or Broad-Based) is a movement that seeks to establish inter-faith, cross-class, multi-ethnic and multi-racial grassroots organizations for purposes of increasing social integration and power in civil society and for making civic, regional and state-wide changes for social improvement. By “civil society,” we mean the voluntary sector, including religious institutions..."

Authors: John K. Davis and Dick Michaels

"A common core element of successful men’s groups is a spirit of brotherhood (or “brothering”) shared among the participants. This sense of being deeply connected with one another can transform the lives of men involved with the group..."

Author: The UUMA SRI Committee

"Socially responsible investing makes the radical assumption that we are responsible for the quality of life through our financial practices. Our purchases and our investments have meaning. The meaning we make through our economic lives can be a powerful force for good in the world. That good comes from the willingness to assume responsibility for the companies from whom we buy and in whom we invest..."

Author: the Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson

"Faith journeys are a lot like rivers – the older they get, the more they meander. Maybe, if we are lucky, like rivers, they get deeper. At least that is how it has been for me. I am the product of a mixed religious marriage ..."

Authors: Lena Breen and Lynn Ungar

"In small congregations that don’t have an accompanist or in small groups that don’t need one, in worship that includes children and in worship that invites livelier participation — throughout church life there are opportunities to sing songs whose words and melodies are simple enough that they don’t require the help of written music and a pianist..."

Author: Rev. David Sammons

"In the UUA Manual on Internships it says that in a pastoral internship “a teacher and a learner covenant together to reflect critically on their ministry as a way to grow in self-awareness, professional competence, theological understanding, and religious commitment.” It’s a way for a candidate for the UU ministry to “experience practical ministry in a supportive environment.”. . ."

Author: Rev. Rachele D. Rosi

"By whatever name, being a Jew and a UU is a joy and a challenge, especially as a UU minister. I wasn't raised Jewish. Nor was I raised as a UU. I first discovered Judaism as a child, seeing my secular half-Jewish cousins and wondering just what it meant to be “half-Jewish,” when I knew Judaism was a religion and my cousins were far from religious..."

Author: Gretchen Woods

"In the late 1980’s, the Ministerial Fellowship Committee, realizing that ministers can “wash out” during the first five years of ministry, determined that an informal mentoring process was needed for ministers during those critical years. The UU Ministers Association agreed to help ministers find mentors through chapter relationships. Reporting consists of signing a paper that indicates who the mentor is and that the pair meets on a regular basis. Training was not required, nor was much given..."

A Guide to Offer to Your Church Nominating Committee

Author: Rev. Kirk Loadman-Copeland