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 [...]
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.
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.
‘Two Who Dared’: New film shares UUSC founders’ story
Bringing UUSC founders back to life from UU World on Vimeo. UUSC founders Martha Sharp and the Rev. Waitstill Sharp are being brought to back to life to tell their story via archival photos and audio and video footage. In the new film Two Who Dared, audio recordings of the Sharps are used to narrate. [...]
‘Virtual volunteers’: Team supports off-site delegates
UUA General Assembly Offsite Delegates from UU World on Vimeo. At this General Assembly the UUA is experimenting with delegates participating off-site. In this segment UUA Moderator Gini Courter introduces us to some of the “virtual volunteers” who are helping to make this possible.
A ‘rainbow board’: Invitation to UUA leadership
UUA Leadership Opportunities from UU World on Vimeo. In this segment I spoke to John Hawkins, UUA trustee from the Metro NY District, about Unitarian Universalist Association leadership opportunities and the UUA’s “Rainbow Board” initiative. Learn more on the UUA website uua.org/aboutus/governance/committees/
Talking about bricks and mortar
In the 21st century, what’s a congregation? A gathering of people in a brick and mortar building? What about communities that gather using online communication tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype? And what about the virtual world of Second Life? This afternoon I attended a UUA Board-hosted conversation on redefining congregations in our Association’s by-laws. [...]
What’s the exhibit hall like?
Behold the GA Exhibit Hall! from UU World on Vimeo. We’ve had some requests for a segment about the General Assembly exhibit hall. Hard to conceptualize if you haven’t been to GA before. This quick video will give you a taste!
Coffee with Rev. Don
Coffee with Rev. Don from UU World on Vimeo. This morning I had a cup of coffee with the Rev. Donald E. Robinson of the Beacon House Community Ministry in Washington, D.C. Beacon House has been partnering with area Unitarian Universalist congregations for over 20 years to enrich the lives of local youth with phenomenal [...]
Fellowship of Fools: Blessing GA with bubbles, paper flowers
Fellowship of Fools UU from UU World on Vimeo. Meet members of the Fellowship of Fools Unitarian Universalist, who encourage their form of worship to “erupt anywhere.” Their “congregation without walls” includes Fools from many places, but is rooted in San Franscisco’s Tenderloin with the Faithful Fools Street Ministry. (UU World covered the Faithful Fools [...]
