Get Involved!
Vital Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations need the participation and leadership of all their members to thrive. And a vital Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) similarly needs the input and vision of individual committed UUs to continue to grow and bring our faith to the world.The opportunities for your deeper involvement are limitless and can occur at many different levels.
In Your Congregation:
Become involved with a project that has caught your passion: whether it's Green Sanctuary, Gift-Based Ministry, as a worship associate, leading a covenant group, or something entirely different, your congregation needs your involvement in order to benefit from your unique talents and gifts!
Offer to become a lay leader in your congregation. Talk to your nominating committee. If your congregation’s in search for new professional leadership, think about whether you might contribute in new and exciting ways to that venture.
Become a religious educator. Whether you are working with children, youth, young adults, or adults, this work can be deeply fulfilling and fun!
Witness your faith in the company of others, on behalf of your congregation. Seek out connections with other religious groups who share similar values. Help carry the message -- beyond your congregation -- that makes clear Unitarian Universalism's values and voice in this challenging world.
- Become a delegate to your UUA District's meetings. You'll learn new skills, develop a sense of Unitarian Universalism that extends beyond your own congregation, and help nurture the vitality of our faith in your district.
Don't wait to be asked: contact your congregation's Nominating Committee and tell them you're willing to serve. They'll be glad to hear from you!
In your UUA District:
- Find out -- from your district staff, president, or other volunteers -- what you can do to support district training events. You'll meet wonderful people from other congregations and share ideas and skills.
- Check out your district or regional Leadership School. There are many across the United States, each with its own unique character. All of them share a commitment to teach lay leaders new skills that will help them be more effective in their own faith communities and at the district, cluster, or national level.
- Focus on ways in which you can encourage the congregations in your district to become healthier by sharing resources, working together, and exchanging ideas that build energy and commitment!
- Go to UU University prior to the UUA's General Assembly. You can be guaranteed that the keynote speaker will be worth the trip and the workshop tracks exciting and fulfilling.
Don't wait to be asked: contact your District Nominating Committee and tell them you're willing to serve. They'll be glad to hear from you!
At the National Level:
- Go to General Assembly. Whether you go as a delegate, alternate, or observer, you'll get a bird's eye view of how our Association of Congregations operates and how our policies and statements on important issues of the day are developed and enacted!
- Make the commitment to yourself, for yourself and your congregation and district, to take home General Assembly. Think about how you can make the actions and statements passed at GA known to the general public.
Don't wait to be asked: contact the UUA's Committee on Committees or Nominating Committee and tell them you're willing to serve. They'll be glad to hear from you and will tell you how to get more deeply involved.
Last updated on Friday, April 13, 2007.
