feb 9 webinar
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The Ministry of Membership
Heidi Mastrud, Director of Congregational Life, First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, UUAMP Board of Trustees
Phil Lund, Director of Faith Development and Congregational Growth, Prairie Star District
Multi-tasking?
Chalice Lighting
Inviting Reflection
Think of a time that your congregation did
not do a good job of being open to
newcomers.
Radical Hospitality
“When I let a stranger into my heart, I let a new possibility approach me. When I reach past my own ideas, I begin to stretch myself open to the world, and this opening of my heart could change everything. That’s pretty frightening stuff. You can’t ever be the same if you start doing that kind of thing.”
- From Introduction, p.xx
Hearing Your Voices
Describe Unitarian
Universalism at its best.
Hearing Your Voices
Describe Unitarian
Universalism at its worst.
What is the Role of the
Membership
Professional/Committee?
Cultivating a Culture of Inclusivity
This is everyone’s work.
Preach it!
Communicate
strategically.
Align programming.
Cultivating a Culture of Inclusivity
Never use insider language.
Intros at every meeting.
Know your congregational
identity.
You have a vision.
My Vision
Come into this place.
There are healing waters here
and hands with soothing balm
to ease your troubled days…
Rest awhile.
Let the warmth of this community
surround you,
hold you,
heal you.
-From “Saved” by Theresa Novak
UU Theology, Principles, Sources
Inherent Worth & Dignity of
All
Justice, Equity &
Compassion
Acceptance of One Another
Universal Salvation
Wisdom From the World’s Religions
What is Hospitality?
Welcome. Without Exception.
My Challenge to You:
Sit down tonight or tomorrow, while
this is still fresh in your head, and
write two or three sentences about
how your work with membership is
a ministry and a faith-full practice.
Then send those ideas to me
([email protected]) and I’ll compile
them and disseminate them to the
people on this call.
Radical Hospitality
Throw open the windows, swing wide
the doors, crank up the music of our
lives and our congregations. Amazing
things will happen if we… become
available to others, radically available. - From Introduction, p.xx
Resources Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice, Erik Walker
Wikstrom
Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love, Lonni Collins Pratt with Father Daniel Homan
“Saved” from With or Without Candlelight: A Meditation Anthology, Rev. Victoria Safford, ed.
Heidi’s Blog, “Not Hell But Hope” http://nothellbuthope.blogspot.com/
Rev. Justin Schroeder’s Blog, “The Well” http://wellswedidnotdig.blogspot.com/2011/10/mapping-life-hospitality-or-exclusivity.html - this will link to a post about hospitality
www.uuamp.org or Facebook Group: UUAMP
Questions
or Comments?
Thank you!
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