We can follow each other on Facebook .....
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And Instagram ...
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#UU #Unitarian church of #Edmonton #yeg
#UUTwitter #UUFacebook #UUInstagram #UUSocialMediapic.twitter.com/d0wbZqbfEV
Thank you for your warm welcome! That quote from John Millspaugh explains why we joined Twitter. Facebook is next! #notbeingstingy #welcomingpeopleforwhotheyare #edmontonrocks #hamiltonrocks
Whoops! Extra “a” in there. As the tweet is already retweeted, leaving as is. Bask in the radiant glow of the All Star Imperfectionist!
I attended this climate science + faith alliance event today. There were two UU ministers on steering committee. Introduced myself to people sitting near me. 5 out of 6 closest people were UUs!!! Thanks to all who are answering the call to take a immediate emergency action. https://twitter.com/faithscienceacl/status/1090696389808586753 …
Unitarian Universalists, we want to retweet your tweets featuring UU climate action — UUs at climate events, UUs lobbying, climate sermons, etc.... Please tag this account by including @UUClimateAction in your tweet’s text or tag in a photo. Photo credit: @uuplanet pic.twitter.com/zspSBb0IBq
Unitarian Universalists - Join me in following @UUHistorySoc the official Twitter account of the UU History and Heritage Society. Online at http://www.uuhhs.org https://twitter.com/UUHistorySoc/status/1093949469832421376 …
It arrives Saturday. And I review virtually everything I read on my blog.
Thanks so much, Adam! I'd love to hear what you think of the book.
Thanks so much for this, Peter! I have a feeling that there are many Unitarians out there who had similar childhood experiences with fundamentalism.
I already was following her, and this sort of thing is right up my alley, so I have no idea how I missed her book until now. Just ordered a copy.
@creativenonfic Thanks for following. Look forward to your tweets and writing.
I just followed Jessica Wilbanks @creativenonfic, a @UUA @BeaconPressBks author. Her memoir is the story of how “a family splintered by dogmatic faith can eventually be knit together again through love.” https://jessicawilbanks.com/
@uuplanet really wasn't fishing for an RT but appreciate it!
Reading this @yesmagazine article, I’m grateful for our @UUA @unitedchurch comprehensive sexuality @OurWholeLives program. One of the best sexuality education programs in the world, and offered by well trained adults. #parenting #technology https://twitter.com/sydneyworth03/status/1092912126400688129 …
The truck said -40C on the way to church this morning.
(@UnitarianUCE was full though for our incredible Tazie service!)
p.s. -40C=-40F
Grateful for opportunity to spend yesterday with UU leaders from across New England. I led training focused on welcoming digitally oriented people into the lives and hearts of our congregations. We had leaders from Maine to Connecticut! A great day at @UUNeedham.pic.twitter.com/5uqVAQjM04
I’m here and @uuplanet U run a great workshop!
Hello Spokane from @UnitarianUCE
#Unitarian church of #Edmonton
Thanks to all of you who retweeted PR for my training this Saturday. Registration is CLOSED and all reserve seats are GONE for this UU Social Media and Membership Growth training. Later in February I expect to be rolling out an updated online version of this training.
Join me in welcoming our @UUSpokane congregation to Twitter!
Unitarian Universalists in Boston area, consider attending! A great opportunity to deepen your understanding and accelerate your congregation’s efforts. @uua @UUMFE @uuplanet @UUWorld https://twitter.com/climatecrews/status/1088858577408790528 …
Agreed! More examples would be helpful. I’m starting to identify leaders to interview.
The work to address climate change is obviously ongoing, yet when faced either barrage of negative news really helpful sometimes to read about folks doing the needed work
Great question and challenge. Peter, and @UUMFE can we do a focus for a few weeks to lift up some congregations and what they’re doing so we can help our leaders with some more encouragement
Thinking about what @billmckibben said last time I bumped into him in Cambridge on the need for UUs to offer moral leadership and get us where we need to go. That was a while ago. How do you think we're doing in terms of moral leadership on climate as a movement?pic.twitter.com/eLP1tzrAWM
Unitarian Universalists — sign and retweet! Support this ministry of our Tucson congregation. https://twitter.com/nomoredeaths/status/1088882513265623041 …
Thank you for keeping me updated on this... There was an energy there (I was feeling...) which only needed be delayed a week! So, again, hoping things went well in "President presence"!
Registration CLOSING at 6pm EST tonight for my UU Social Media and Membership Growth training this coming Saturday in Needham, MA. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-media-and-membership-growth-with-peter-bowden-tickets-54832581728 …
Looking forward to seeing @UUA President @sfrederickgray at First Parish in Concord, MA tomorrow. 10am service. https://firstparish.org https://twitter.com/sfrederickgray/status/1089176264286629892 …
Sounds like this would be an excellent webinar.
Next week I'll be getting back into regular live office hours and Q&A sessions. If you have questions related to UU growth, outreach + media or UU life in general, reply with your questions. I've been doing FB live but make recordings available via Youtube.
#LeadingCongregations in Feb is on Facebook Strategy. We're looking at Facebook best practices, including my review of how the fastest growing churches in the USA are using Facebook. Also tackling submitted questions including: Pages vs. Groups, Political Advertising Regulations.
Can't get to MA for my upcoming training? Fear not! I'm moving my training work with our congregations online. Every month I'm offering a new live online training through my Leading Congregations Monthly program. Details at https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/leading-congregations-monthly-live-with-peter-bowden … #LeadingCongregations
Our first #LeadingCongregations Monthly session was a Video Message Boot Camp focused on helping congregations jump-start their social video use. All sessions are recorded and available in the program member area with handouts.pic.twitter.com/0twx1mtxSr
Last call to register for my Feb 2 UU Social Media and Membership Growth training at @UUNeedham, MA. Registration closes Sunday evening so our hosts can coordinate food. Program details and registration at https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/social-media-membership-growth-registration-needham-ma-feb022019 …. DM if you have questions. Thx!
Been working on this. I turn my phone off while working on AM projects. I assume people who need to talk to me have an appointment or can leave a message. Once family is home, I try to turn it off. When I'm meeting with others, airplane mode. A spiritual discipline for sure!
New video from my friend and colleague @revnaomi on spirituality and being intentional with digital devices. What kind of boundaries do you set with your devices? I'll share mine in a reply. https://twitter.com/revnaomi/status/1089161225903185921 …
UU LEADERS in New England: Just days left to register for my Feb 2 Social Media and Membership Growth training at First Parish in Needham, MA. Want to join us? Here are the details. https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/social-media-membership-growth-registration-needham-ma-feb022019 …
Snow Day for many UU congregations in New England. Be safe and enjoy the day!pic.twitter.com/xfdoa1vq5m
UUs and friends near Concord, MA: Join us at First Parish Concord tomorrow with special guest @UUA President @sfrederickgray. (And I’ll be there too. I’ll tweet weather status in the morning.) https://twitter.com/sfrederickgray/status/1086638421936885760 …
Getting psyched for this training in two weeks! UU leaders, join us Feb 2 in Needham, MA for my next UU Social Media and Membership Growth Training https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/social-media-membership-growth-registration-needham-ma-feb022019 …
UU Religious Educators near Boston. Wed, Jan 23 I'm leading a program for the Metro West RE Cluster on “Spiritual Life in the Digital Age” exploring how digital culture can disrupt spiritual development. We'll discuss that, parenting, and other related issues. DM for details.
Happy Friday friends! Wearing my "Providence: Weird Since 1636" t-shirt for live office hours today. Full post at https://uuplanet.org/2019/01/18/happy-friday-live-office-hours-for-jan-18/ … … This was Q&A follow-up on our conversation about digital culture and congregational membership efforts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYmTmbTUR9Y …
Shout out to all staff and leaders watching forecast, considering church closures from Harper. Lot of us in New England on that rain / snow line, but it is going to be cold! Stay safe
Beloved Poet Mary Oliver, Who Believed Poetry 'Mustn't Be Fancy,' Dies At 83 https://n.pr/2FrQLCE
LIVE now on the VUU: Talking government shutdown with "Dottie Mathews and Rabbi Bruce Elder who worked to successfully shut down the Tornillo Detention Center. We are keeping it current on the VUU this week." https://www.facebook.com/CLFUU/videos/276227113043725/ … #GovernmentShutdown via @CLFUU
Love this! "Creating an on-air ministry: How a congregation’s community radio station makes church participatory, provocative, and fun." https://www.uuworld.org/articles/savannah-radio-ministry … on @UUWorld
“Start 2019 with an Outreach Plan for your Congregation” Checkout these tips from Marchaé Grair, @UUA Director of Public Relations and Outreach http://uua874.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=4476b929e30dd0c4e8bdbcc82c6ba23a.2620&ref=twitter&hash= …
RT @BeaconPressBks: RT @uuplanet: UUs be proud! @BeaconPressBks is a department of our association of congregations, the @UUA. They publish amazing titles promoting our values in the world. https://buff.ly/2QNShDM
Thanks. I should send you a dm.
Can’t wait to listen. Downloading now.
After speaking with a number of UU leaders facing financial hardship I decided to make this training's discounted team rate the STANDARD rate. Now individuals can register at that rate. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uu-social-media-and-membership-growth-with-peter-bowden-tickets-54832581728 …
UU Leaders: Join us in Needham, MA on Feb 2nd for this training. Send a team and give your social media, outreach, and membership growth efforts an upgrade. Details and registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uu-social-media-and-membership-growth-with-peter-bowden-tickets-54832581728 …pic.twitter.com/SQvNntXDf3
Keep me posted on release. Look forward to learning more about it.
@uuplanet Unitarianism is a big concept in my new novel coming out hater this year!
I can’t make it to church this morning but this artwork from @uuplanet is all the soul nourishment I need. #chalicelightpic.twitter.com/Cf3EKTKduD
UUs be proud! @BeaconPressBks is a department of our association of congregations, the @UUA. They publish amazing titles promoting our values in the world. https://twitter.com/beaconpressbks/status/1081210401604419584 …
Periodically calls for clip art come in. This time it was for a robot lighting a chalice. Here’s UU bot number 1! Free for UU non commercial use. I think I’ll teach this bot to light a chalice using a match. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/wJNYIu9oya
You are far! For UU conversations, if you want to be notified, you can subscribe to get my related updates at https://uuplanet.org/subscribe/ I also share via Facebook and Twitter @uuplanet.
Living in a place which is kind of far from an UU congregation, social media/internet is an important way for me to be able to follow/listen in. Would love to see Facebook live's etc!
The @UUA is a small world.
I thought so, but I was still hoping.... some day!
Nope. Too far. Just signal boosting.
@awgonnerman Thanks for RT. You coming? I know, it’s far for you. I have to hold an event closer to NYC.
UU leaders: let me know if you have questions about this event. Would love to have you join us. https://twitter.com/uuplanet/status/1083831469334777857 …
Get all the details and register for this event at https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/social-media-membership-growth-registration-needham-ma-feb022019 …
New England UUs - Join me for my next Social Media and Membership Growth Training on Feb 2nd at First Parish in Needham, MA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxM3NxZyi5k …
It was Question Box Sunday. The tradition for our first service of the new year is to have folks submit questions for the ministers to answer. No advance prep. Always a fascinating service.
I love that so many of our UU congregations have #mindfulness and #meditation practice groups. I led the sitting meditation in my home congregation in Providence for years. https://twitter.com/fusminneapolis/status/1081930976320720897 …
Obstructed view but whatever. #UUSunday #UUpic.twitter.com/hBplcEgkRN
Previously I've had people fly in to attend my trainings, but I now discourage it. It is horrible for the environment. We can't live that way anymore. Instead, I encourage you to participate in my LIVE online trainings. Thanks! Let me know if you have questions.
Individual and team registration is available for this event. It is open to Unitarian Universalists leaders (and friends) who can get to the greater Boston area on Feb 2. My day-long trainings usually have participants from the closest 5 to 7 states. Interested? Join us!
Registration is open for my Saturday, Feb 2, 2019, UU Social Media and Membership Growth training. This event is being hosted by First Parish in @UUNeedham, MA. Register at https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/social-media-membership-growth-registration-needham-ma-feb022019 …
Someone on Facebook said Ami Bera, D-CA, District 7, and Judy Chu, D-CA, District 27.
Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 116th Congress https://pewrsr.ch/2BTjf7i There are now TWO Unitarian Universalists in congregations, as well as eight who decline to specify affiliation. #UUTwitter
Can I watch or hear this anyplace love Naomi
If you're interested in #LeadingCongregations monthly, check out the attached page with video and all the details. Just 1 day left to lock in the launch rate and save $120 on annual subscription. https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/leading-congregations-monthly-december-launch …
Been preparing for the New Year launch of #leadingcongregations monthly for a while. Exciting to launch and have the new member notices rolling in! We have ministers, exec directors, board members, membership pro's and other staff and volunteer leaders joining.
Thank you to everyone who has joined my new #LeadingCongregations monthly training program. I am psyched to start 2019 off with this new and growing learning community, and to share my latest and best ideas, strategies and research with you.
@RelentlesslyUU Did you see that last tweet? I photoshopped a chalice into the coffee foam just for you. ~)-|
Join before midnight New Year's Eve and save $120 on the annual membership and get a bonus mini-course on volunteer recruitment. All the details at https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/leading-congregations-monthly-december-launch …pic.twitter.com/v4J5d1jckc
A great question came in about teams participating in my new Leading Congregations Monthly LIVE online training program. You won't believe it, but this is what you can do with your membership.... Awesome, no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypt4xOYRiwk …
Wonderful to be able to be out and about to be with such friends!
Yes! So good to see you @revnaomi. Happy to hear about your preaching, teaching, and to talk ministry innovation. Grateful for you friendship and insight as a colleague!!! https://twitter.com/revnaomi/status/1079119751828389888 …
https://www.uuworld.org/articles/nasa-lego … UU Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, "mother" of the Hubble, died at age 93 on Christmas day. #UUTwitter @UUWorld @UUPlanet
Unitarian Universalists leaders, I have a NEW YEARS SPECIAL for you. Join my new LIVE #LeadingCongregations monthly training program before midnight New Years Eve and save $120 on the annual subscription! Check it out at https://peterbowden.mykajabi.com/p/leading-congregations-monthly-december-launch … DM me if you have questions.pic.twitter.com/O4JRtK4A8w
The Reverend Bradford Leavitt, Unitarian minister of San Francisco's First Unitarian Church (1900-1913), believed that most people were Unitarian without knowing it. He wrote this in 1909 for the _Pacific Unitarian_ #UUTwitter @UUSF @UUA @PWRUUA @uuplanet pic.twitter.com/S0lLzP3z8s
Not a lot of greens, but the wreaths are up and the candles are lit as the bell choir practices in advance of the Christmas Eve service at First Parish Duxbury.pic.twitter.com/mcGm9qm9Do
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