Resources for Lay Leaders

 

As a lay leader, we know you probably wear many hats in your congregation. From small group discussions, pastoral care, justice work, to stewardship and development and more, we've got resources to help you in any aspect of your job.

Check back often - we'll update this page as we get great new products!

 

Leadership

52 Ways to Ignite Your Congregation

All Are Chosen: stories of Lay Ministry and Leadership

Church Do's and Don'ts

Church We Yearn For

Congregational Leadership in Anxious Tim

Drive Time Essays 1: Lay Leader Wisdom & Support

Governance and Ministry

Greenhouses of Hope

Healthy Congregations

Kicking Habits

Appreciative Leadership: Focis on What Works to Drive Winning Performance and Build Thriving Organizations

Radical Hospitality: Benedict's Way

Reframing Hope

Serving with Grace: Lay Leadersip as a Spiritual Practice

Tribal Church

When Moses Meets Aaron

 

Managing Challenges

Beyond Absence: A Treasure of Poems, Quotes and Readings on Death and Remembrance

Love and Death: My Journey through the Valley of the Shadow

The Addiction Ministry Handbook

The Seasoned Soul: Reflections on Growing Older

Uncommon Community: One Congregation's Work with Prisoners

Welcoming Children With Special Needs: A Guidebook for Faith Communities

Military Ministry

War Zone Faith: A Military Chaplain's Reflections from Afghanistan

Bless All Who Serve

Multicultural

Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation

Encounters: Poems about Race, Ethnicity and Identity

Darkening the Doorways: Black Trailblazers and Missed Opportunities in Unitarian Universalism

In Between: Memoir of an Integration Baby

The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona Borderlands

Salsa, Soul, and Spirit

Music

Come Sing a Song with Me: A Songbook for All Ages

Las Voces del camino: Un complemento de Singing the Living Tradition

Singing Meditation: Together in Sound and Silence

Singing the Journey: Supplement to Singing the Living Tradition

Religious Education

A Cup of Light: All About the Flaming Chalice

A Lamp in Every Corner: A Unitarian Universalist Storybook

Chalice Children: A Unitarian Universalist Preschool Curriculum

Essex Conversations: Visions for Lifespan Religious Education

Everybody is Important: A Kids' Guide to Our Seven Principles

Neighboring Faiths: Exploring World Religions with Junior High Youth

Seven Principles Activity Booklets: Pictures, Puzzles, Mazes and More

Six UU Sources Activity Booklets: Pictures, Puzzles, Mazes and More

Stirring the Nation's Heart: Eighteen Stories of Prophetic Unitarians and Universalists of the 19th Century

Stories in Faith: Exploring our UU Principles and Sources Through Wisdom Tales

Sunday and Every Day: My Little Book of Unitarian Universalism

Unitarian Universalism Is a Really Long Name

We Are Many, We Are One: A Unitarian Universalist Preschool Curriculum

Small Group Ministry

Emerson as a Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Emerson's Essays for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion

Evensong, Volume 1: An eight-Week Series of Gatherings

Evensong, Volume 2: An Eight-Week Series of Gatherings

Finding the Voice Inside: Writing as a Spiritual Quest for Women

Gatherings: Small Group Ministry for Men

Heart to Heart: Fourteen Gatherings for Reflection and Sharing

Rejoice Together: Prayers, Meditations and Other Readings for Family, Individual, and Small-Group Worship, 2nd Edition

Soul to Soul: Fourteen Gatherings for Reflection and Sharing

The Pen and the Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World

The Sustainable Soul: Eco-Spiritual Reflections and Practices

Thoreau as Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Walden for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

Stewardship and Growth

Beyond the Collection Plate: Overcoming the Obstacles of Faithful Giving

Full Circle: Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifeling Uus

Giving - The Sacred Art: Creating a Lifestyle of Generosity

Growing a Beloved Community: Twelve Hallmarks of a Healthy Congregation

Hospitality Sampler

House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-First Century

Ideas for Growth

New Member Gift Set

New Member Gift Set, Spanish Version

Not Your Parents Offering Plate: A New Vision for Financial Stewardship

Offerings: Remarks on Passing the Plate

Pamphlet Sampler

Share This!: How You Will Change the World with Social Networking

The Abundance of Our Faith: Award-winning Sermons on Giving Plus Suggestions for Group Discussion

The Growing Church: Keys to Congregational Vitality

Welcome: A Unitarian Universalist Primer

Whose Offering Plate Is It?

Worship

Whose Offering Plate Is It?: New Strategies for Financial Stewardship

Building Your Own Theology Set

A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism

Designing Contemporary Congregations: How to Attract Those Under Fifty

For Praying Out Loud: Interfaith Prayers for Public Occasions

Great Occasions: Readings for the Celebration of Birth, Coming-of-Age, Marriage, and Death

Ideas for Worship: Video Workshop: Spiritually Vital and Alive

In Nature's Honor: Myths and Rituals Celebrating the Earth

In Praise of Animals: A Treasury of Poems, Quotations and Readings

One and Universal: Prayers and Meditations from Around the World

The Power of Stories: A Guide for Leading Multiracial and Multicultural Congregations

Proverbs of Ashes: Violence, Redemptive Suffering, and the Search for What Saves Us

Sources of Our Faith: Inspirational Readings

Story, Song and Spirit: Fun and Creative Worship Services for All Ages

The Little Book of Wholeness and Prayer: An Eight-Week Meditation Guide

This Day in Unitarian Universalist History: A Treasury of Anniversaries and Milestones from 600 Years of Religious Tradition

Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals

UUA Meditation Manual Sampler

We Pledge Our Hearts: A Treasury of Poems, Quotations and Readings to Celebrate Love and Marriage

The Worship Workshop: Creative Ways to Design Worship Together

Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Backpacker's Notebook: Exploring Unitarian Universalist Faith and Community

Bridging: A Handbook for Congregations

Come Into the Circle: Worshiping with Children

Coming of Age Handbook for Congregations

Journeys of the Spirit: Planning and Leading Mission Trips with Youth

Youth Ministry Advising: A Complete Guide

Nurturing Children and Youth: A Developmental Guidebook