Ministry Days – Thematic Small Groups

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June 2024
17-19
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Regarding our Thematic Discussions

Hello Colleagues! I am so happy to be back at the UUMA and I am looking forward to many conversations and programs to advance your continuing education needs.

But first, Ministry Days! Wheee! I have been tasked with organizing our Thematic Group discussions. I so wish I could bi-locate, because there are so many of these topics that I want to discuss, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. And yet, we are going to ask you to pick one topic and stay with it across both days, in the hopes that we can go deeper, be more generative, and advance the conversation. I will have more details about how it will work soon.

One question: if you are attending a watch party, would you rather have in-person conversations with the folks around you, or stay online because you’re interested in a particular topic? There is no right/wrong answer, but I’m curious and grateful for some feedback if you have a minute to reply to this email.

And by the way thank you to those who have raised your hands to facilitate. I am still looking for facilitators who want to discuss “Opportunities and challenges in spiritual direction” and “Transitions.” If this is you, please reply to this email and let me know.

I’m looking forward to our conversations, friends!
Julica Hermann de la Fuente
Lifelong Learning Manager

Program Highlight

Thematic Discussions 

Members will join breakout rooms to discuss themes from the Context Statement

  • Changing Patterns of Volunteerism
  • Credentialing 
  • Congregational Accountability 
  • Conflict
  • Faith Formation and Family Ministry
  • Ministry in a time of climate despair and global crises
  • Opportunities and challenges in bi, co and multi-vocational ministry
  • Opportunities and challenges in chaplaincy
  • Opportunities and challenges in innovative ministries
  • Opportunities and challenges in spiritual direction
  • Search and Settlement
  • Seeding and sharing successes in ministry
  • Stewardship and finances in ministry
  • Transitions
  • Widening difference in skills needed in large and small congregations
  • Widening the Circle and Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive, Multicultural ministry skills
  • Working conditions including compensation and benefits, time off
  • Youth Ministry
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