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The Central Midwest District is one of 20 districts working to further liberal religious values as part of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The district covers all or part of five states – Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan and Indiana – and serves more than 80 congregations with over 12,000 members. Read more...
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What might we do to prevent tragedies like the horrifying
shootings two weeks ago during the Sunday morning service at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian
Church? Daniel O'Connell-our District President and
Lead Minister at Eliot Unitarian Chapel-phoned me with this question. I must admit to mixed feelings about
this. UU congregations have done a lot
in the past few years to make themselves more secure. It is fairly easy to institute better procedures
for securing the building when people are leaving, or to institute policies
against people working late alone. But
this was somebody showing up at the 11 AM Sunday service. We want strangers to show up at the 11 AM
service!
Weekend and Week-long
formats allow flexibility for Ministers and Lay Leaders
Congregations with fewer than 90 members and new congregations in the process of forming face unique challenges. Avoiding volunteer burnout and offering a welcoming atmosphere which draws in newcomers while meeting the needs of dedicated volunteers to run a fully lay-led congregation are just some of the struggles which will be addressed by an upcoming small and emerging congregations workshop to be held next month in Wisconsin.
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