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Leaning into Being Resilient and Emergent in Times of Unexpected Growth

12 February 2024 at 10:25
Against a blue sky, people on a roller coaster are harnessed in and beginning to descend a steep slope

Sana Saeed

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Unitarian Universalism is often referred to as a living faith. For me that means that Unitarian Universalism is in constant motion and changes through the times we live in.

DRUUMM Gathering Scheduled for September

7 August 2023 at 12:48
Embracing the Flow Family Retreat. Sept 16, 2023, Murray Grove Center, Lanoka Harbor, NJ. RSVP: druumm.org/events. Images of groups of people of color together

Sana Saeed

A collective of DRUUMM (Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries) members in the Central East Region have been organizing a wonderful day long program on the theme of "Embracing the Flow" at the historic Universalist Murray Grove retreat center in Lanoka Harbor, NJ

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How to Hold A Board Retreat

10 July 2023 at 09:48
cartoon of four humans around a round table, view from above.

Sana Saeed

It’s that time of the year again, when new leadership joins congregational boards. Summer is a time of transformation for some congregational leaders. I often receive questions around this time on how to hold a board retreat. Last year, Pat Infante and I held a webinar on holding a board retreat.

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Leading Vulnerably

1 May 2023 at 14:23
Sana Saeed

Sana Saeed

As we navigate this spring, some of us may be navigating a difficult end to this congregational year with difficult decisions on the horizon. Some of us may be preparing to end things on an appreciative and hopeful note with bountiful picnics. Some of us may be preparing to take risks...

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Resource Highlight: How Do We Keep Our Congregations Safe?

16 January 2023 at 10:02
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Sana Saeed

Beloveds, with a rise in white supremacist violence and destructive behavior it is understandable that more congregational leadership are considering how to protect their community right now.

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Marking the 25th Anniversary of the UUA’s Commitment to Anti-Racism

21 November 2022 at 09:27
A colorful, whimsical banner hangs on a church chancel: "people united against racism"

Sana Saeed

A report developed over five years by the UUA Racial and Cultural Diversity Task Force entitled β€œJourney Towards Wholenessβ€”The Next Step: From Racial and Cultural Diversity to Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racist Multiculturalism” led to an almost unanimous vote by the 3,000 General Assembly...

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Widening the Welcome

cartoon of people lying in a circle from widening the welcome

Megan Foley

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Sana Saeed

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Evin Carvill Ziemer

Our mandate as Unitarian Universalists is to build Beloved Community in our congregations, and learning to draw our circles of welcome wider and wider is a growth opportunity for our churches.

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So You Passed the 8th Principle, What’s Next?

21 March 2022 at 10:30
Now is the time for The 8th Priniciple!

Sana Saeed

Recently, I’ve been getting messages from more and more congregations who have passed the 8th principle. This is exciting!

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