by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 27, 2019 | Weekly Message
If you have ever wondered what benefit we receive from our financial contribution to the UUA in Boston, this blog is for you! Last month three of the UUA Congregational Life Staff facilitated a workshop for UUCA staff, board members and lay leaders to reflect through...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 20, 2019 | Weekly Message
One of the things that church staff members do is spend way more time than you do reading, learning, thinking, and talking about churches. Right now, I am precisely 31 pages into a very thoughtful book about churches called Quietly Courageous: Leading the Church in a...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 13, 2019 | Weekly Message
Lately I have found myself saying to myself and others “Be the change you want to see in the world.“  I believe it to be a great and eloquent quote. However, I believe it can be overdone.  Go, go, go. Do, do, do. There is so much to do and so much to improve. How do...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jun 6, 2019 | Weekly Message
It is such a gift to be doing this work of ministry in collaboration with a colleague. I know because in my time here it wasn’t always so. When I arrived at UUCA in the summer of 2004, I was the sole minister to handle all the work of this congregation. I did my best...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 30, 2019 | Weekly Message
THIS is the bane of every organization in America–heck probably the world. How do we get our congregants, customers, clients, constituents, stakeholders, etc. to pay attention to US? I was just in a meeting this week and the otherwise helpful, lovely folks...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 23, 2019 | Weekly Message
That was my response when I heard how many volunteers were participating in the Religious Education (RE) teacher dedication ceremony at UUCA during one of my first worship services last year. Over seventy-five individuals volunteered to support the faith development...
