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
Appreciative Leadership
Bless the Imperfect
Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times
Fluent in Faith
Governance and Ministry
Greenhouses of Hope
Healthy Congregations
How to Make Your Board Dramatically More Effective Starting Today
Kicking Habits
Not for Ourselves Alone
Reframing Hope
Serving with Grace
The Ultimate Board Member's Book
When Moses Meets Aaron
Managing Challenges
The Addiction Ministry Handbook
Beyond Absence: A Treasury of Poems, Quotations and Readings On Death and Remembrance
In the Interim: Strategies for Interim Ministers and Congregations
Love and Death: My Journey through the Valley of the Shadow
The Seasoned Soul: Reflections on Growing Older
Uncommon Community: One Congregation's Work with Prisoners
Military Ministry
Bless All Who Serve Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War War Zone Faith: An Army Chaplain's Reflections from Afghanistan
Multicultural
Acts of Faith
Darkening the Doorways: Black Trailblazers and Missed Opportunities in Unitarian Universalism
The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona Borderlands
Encounters: Poems about Race, Ethnicity and Identity
In Between: Memoir of an Integration Baby
For All of Us, One Today
Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age
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 Singing the Living Tradition Hymnal
Religious Education
A Cup of Light : All About the Flaming Chalice Chalice Children: A Unitarian Universalist Preschool Curriculum Essex Conversations: Visions for Lifespan Religious Education Everybody Is Important: A Kids' Guide to Our Seven Principles A Lamp in Every Corner: A Unitarian Universalist Storybook 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 Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Emerson's Essays for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion Evensong, Volume 1: 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 The Pen and the Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World 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 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
The Abundance of Our Faith: Award-winning Sermons on Giving Plus Suggestions for Group Discussion
Asking: A 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift
Full Circle: Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifelong UUs
Fund Raising Realities Every Board Must Face: A 1-Hour Crash Course on Raising Major Gifts for Nonprofit Organizations
The Generosity Path: Finding the Richness in Giving
Giving - The Sacred Art: Creating a Lifestyle of Generosity
Growing a Beloved Community: Twelve Hallmarks of a Healthy Congregation
The Growing Church: Keys to Congregational Vitality
Hospitality Sampler
House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-First Century
Ideas for Growth
Making a Case Your Donors Will Love
Making the Annual Pledge Drive Obsolete: How Churches Can Get Out of This Business Once and For All
New Member Gift Set
New Member Gift Set: Spanish Version
Not Your Parents' Offering Plate: A New Vision for Financial Stewardship
Pamphlet Sampler
Welcome: A Unitarian Universalist Primer
Whose Offering Plate Is It?: New Strategies for Financial Stewardship
Worship
A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism For Praying Out Loud: Interfaith Prayers for Public Occasions A Good Telling: Bringing Worship to Life with Story Great Occasions: Readings for the Celebration of Birth, Coming-of-Age, Marriage, and Death Ideas for Worship In Nature's Honor: Myths and Rituals Celebrating the Earth One and Universal: Prayers and Meditations form Around the World The Power of Stories: A Guide for Leading Multiracial and Multicultural Congregations The Shared Pulpit: A Sermon Seminar for Lay People Sources of Our Faith: Inspirational Readings Story, Song and Spirit: Fun and Creative Worship Services for All Ages 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 Nurturing Children and Youth: A Developmental Guidebook Youth Ministry Advising: A Complete Guide