Evangelism is not a matter of converting someone to a different belief, it is a matter of welcoming those who are isolated and in need of a community We explore how effective evangelism is based on communicating directly and honestly what our religious community means to us.
I’ve recently seen people share this post from December 2019 written Jonathan Tjarks and shared in several places: The mistaken premise of the article is that because Unitarian Universalism doesn’t have a creed, “central message of the UU church is that you can believe anything you want…” though this claim is contradicted immediately with the […]
You can love something so much that your affection becomes dangerous and your desire to hold on to it ends up being a strangle hold. And I’m seeing it in Unitarian Universalist congregations right now.
Some things to consider as many congregations start getting their budget ready for the spring congregational meetings: Who are the most vulnerable people in your church? Who are the people who are the most impressionable? Who are the people who need the most guidance in their search for truth and meaning? Which group of people […]
Have you ever been out in public and smelled something delicious? Maybe it was stir fry, french fries, or fresh fruit, but there was this smell coming from somewhere and you had no idea where… Has that happened to you? Sure, sometimes it is obvious, with a little looking, but not always. Sometimes it isn’t […]
I want more people to know about Unitarian Universalism. I want more people to be excited about liberal religion. There should be more art to promote our Principles and values and more writing to help explain them. I want shared stories so that UUs from different parts of the country can talk more easily about […]
If we value liberal religion and want it to be vibrant and powerful in the world, we need to look at ministry in new ways. There are so many ways that more fundamentalist ideas are spread, from preachers on a soap box on the local college campus to the blogs and YouTube channels of Islamic […]
The Beloved Community is, perhaps, the closest Unitarian Universalists get to agreeing on Heaven; it is the idea that one day our Principles will be realized here on Earth, and all people will be treated in accordance with their inherent worth and dignity, afforded their right of conscience, and that we will have a world […]
Today we are offering up a couple of versions of flyer we have created to share with your community. They mimic the classic “take a number” flyers so popular in coffee shops, book stores, and campuses. We encourage you to put your website or Facebook address on the back, so that people actually taking a […]
This week, we are thrilled to present the words of a Unitarian Universalist who went to General Assembly and was asked to give a sermon based on what she learned. She has graciously contributed her words to this website so that we can hopefully incite two very important discussions about two very important words that […]
Wearing a t-shirt or drinking from a mug with a flaming chalice on it is a very low-pressure way to invite questions and conversation about liberal religion.
