How-to guide for Unitarian Universalist congregations to become stronger-minded and more successful in achieving their hopes and dreams for the future. Contains scores of ideas to stimulate growth, invigorate leadership, transform the annual pledge drive and rethink Unitarian Universalism's role in a modern religious landscape.

Includes essays on the Durall's "Five Helpful Heresies"

Heresy #1 UU ministers should get out of the intellectual stimulation business.

Heresy #2 Personal freedom and individual autonomy have out-lived their usefulness as core values of Unitarian Universalism.

Heresy #3 The democratic process can consign a congregation to the past.

Heresy #4 The 'Vision Thing' (vision statements containing phrases like "inward journeys toward truth" and "the free exchange of ideas" are characterless and hold little value).

Heresy #5 Conducting a congregational survey is a dreadful idea.

"Durall once again asks the pressing yet often overlooked questions, inviting us to imagine Unitarian Universalist churches that are relevant and transformative in people's lives. Here's hoping we will take heed." Cecelia Kingman-Miller, minister, Edmonds UU Church, Edmonds, WA

Click here for "Reach out to become a public church" , an adapted excerpt of The Almost Church Revitalized from UU World.