Moderator’s report: ‘All of us working together’
“We have a very clear vision of Unitarian Universalism,” said UUA Moderator Gini Courter, “and it comes up from the people.” Courter was delivering her eighth report as the moderator of the UUA, during the final plenary session of the 2011 General Assembly on Sunday afternoon. Courter outlined the three main polities, or ways religious [...]
Responsive resolutions approved at GA 2011
[Corrected 7.6.11:] As a final act, GA delegates approved three responsive resolutions at the close of the Sunday afternoon business session and reaffirmed a responsive resolution approved last year. The first, by the Rev. Michael Tino of the UU Fellowship of Northern Westchester, in Mount Kisco, N.Y., celebrates New York state’s approval of marriage equality [...]
Behind the magic curtain! Meet the team behind GA video
Behind the magic curtain! from UU World on Vimeo. This General Assembly I’ve had the pleasure of working with UU World and other UUA staff, and some of the volunteers who make the technology powering GA work. I conclude this our video blog experiment—14 videos over 4 days—with a tip of the hat to the [...]
Delegates vote to eliminate AIWs at 2012 Justice GA
After impassioned debate on the future of Actions of Immediate Witness at Unitarian Universalist Association General Assemblies, delegates overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bylaw amendment that would eliminate AIWs at the 2012 Justice GA in Phoenix. The amendment also reconstitutes AIWs with the 2013 GA, reducing the allowable number of AIWs to three from [...]
‘Going Green’ celebrated at GA
At General Assembly a year ago in Minneapolis a business resolution was passed that called on the member congregations of the UUA to make a special effort in the year to come to engage in the Association’s environmental justice initiatives and then report back on those efforts at GA 2011. That report was the first [...]
Final GA report shows 4,082 attending
The final credentials report from this General Assembly, delivered Sunday by UUA Board of Trustees Secretary Tom Loughrey, shows that 4,082 people are attending this week. Of those, there are 2,059 delegates. The delegate total includes 410 ministers.
Addictions ministry: Resources for congregations to aid recovery
UUA Addiction Ministry Team from UU World on Vimeo. You may have heard about The Addiction Ministry Handbook published by Skinner House books, but did you know the UUA has an Addiction Ministry Team? Therissa Libby, a member of this team, explains their work and ministry and how to find related resources.
Commission on Appraisal continues study of ministry and authority
The Rev. Barbara Child, chair of the Commission on Appraisal, reported to the Sunday morning Plenary session for the Commission. “Unitarian Universalists far and wide have expressed excitement about our current study called, ‘Who’s in charge here?: The complex relationship between ministry and authority’.” She said the Commission has been engaging in a “focus group [...]
Remote voting approved by General Assembly
It’s official. Delegates to General Assembly no longer have to all be at GA in order to participate in the UUA’s annual gathering. In a vote Sunday afternoon in the last plenary session of the five-day GA, delegates voted to allow off-site voting and participation. The vote in the hall was overwhelmingly in favor of [...]
Growth tips from Vero Beach
Growth Tips from Vero Beach, Fla. from UU World on Vimeo. It was hard to miss the team from the Vero Beach, Fla., congregation in their bright pink shirts. In this segment I learned why this growing, entrepreneurial congregation gives away the offering plate and uses a “celebrated speaker series” to cover their mortgage.
