congregational designations: options for the future
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A presentation on possible designations for small unaffiliated groups meeting in the Prairie Star District of the Unitarian Universalist Association.TRANSCRIPT
Congregational Designations:Options for the Future
Phillip LundLifespan Program Director
Prairie Star District
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The difference?
Affiliation.
UUA Requirements
1. 30 adult charter members2. Bylaws3. Articles of Incorporation4. A check
PSD Requirements
None
Not Affiliated with UUA
1. Okoboji2. Storm Lake3. Hutchinson4. Buffalo5. St. Cloud (Spirit Of Life)6. St. Paul (Groveland)7. Warrensburg8. Dickinson
Two Categories
•Affiliated–Decorah–Ashland–Salina
•Unaffiliated–Groveland–Spirit of Life–Buffalo
Emerging
• An Emerging Congregation has not yet been accepted into the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) for membership. It may be new and growing toward full service or not yet ready to become a UUA member congregation.
New Category
Growth Program Area Goals
• By July 2014, as a result of the work of the Prairie Star District Growth Program Area:– We will have 4 of the Emerging
Congregations affiliated.– We will have 4 new congregations in the
process of being affiliated (satellites of larger churches or fellowships at new locations, but not full-service churches).
New, Unaffiliated Groups
Three Options
• Work toward affiliation (Emerging)• Become members of an existing
congregation (Multi-site branch)• Be designated as something other
than a congregation (Fellowship/Study Group)
Emerging
• The designation indicates a commitment to grow and eventually become a full member congregation of the UUA.
• The District Executive is the person that makes the request with the UUA headquarters office to add a group as an Emerging Congregation on the UUA website.
Prerequisites
• Leadership School• Radical Hospitality• Multigenerational Faith Development
– Youth & Young Adult Ministries
• Financial Contribution to PSD
Multi-site
• One church (meaning one staff, one board, one budget) meeting in multiple locations, usually with various sites developing unique personalities yet sharing the same “brand identity” and DNA.
Multi-site
Multi-site
Fellowship/Study Group
• A small group of Unitarian Universalists meeting on a semi-regular basis.
• Meetings tend to be programmatic rather that worshipful.
• Little or no interest in becoming a fully affiliated congregation or a multi-site branch.
Consistent Designations
• Emerging Congregations and Multi-site Branches will be listed on both the UUA and PSD websites.
• Fellowship/Study Groups will be listed only in a separate section on the PSD website.
Healthy, Vital Congregations