Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle
Widening the Circle of Concern: Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change
We’re excited to announce the release of a Study/Action Guide to the Widening the Circle of Concern report! Many of you are looking for ways to bring the hard work and findings of the COIC into the life of your congregation or UU community. This new guide provides 11 session outlines for a group or task force in your congregation to break down the various components and recommendations of the original report.
More than a discussion guide, this Study/Action provides framing and helpful hints on how your community can actively participate in transformative liberation. Widening the Circle is joyful change work that’s deeply rooted in our shared UU theology. We hope that engaging this guide offers your community an opportunity for meaningful connection during this time of isolation.
This Study/Action Guide is a collaboration of the Commission on Institutional Change, the Liberal Religious Educators Association, Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, and the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Lifespan Faith Engagement Office.
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You can browse and get to each session using the Table of Contents below and the navigation links at the bottom of each page. You can also download all the sessions in this formatted PDF file.
Contents
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Getting Started
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Explore why the community or congregation has chosen to engage in studying its recommendations.
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Session 1: Theology
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Explore Liberatory Theologies through the lens of the COIC report and its findings.
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Session 2: Governance
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Explore Unitarian Universalist governance practices through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 3: Congregations and Communities
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Examine congregational and community-based practices through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 4: Hospitality and Inclusion
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Consider hospitable and inclusive practices through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 5: Living Our Values in the World
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Examine what it means to live out our values, through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 6: Religious Professionals
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Discuss relationships with and between religious professionals, through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 7: Educating for Liberation
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Explore lifespan religious education that is liberating, through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 8: Innovations and Risk-Taking
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Discuss innovative practices through the lens of the COIC report and findings. Apply the report’s findings to the context of your community.
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Session 9: Restoration and Reparations
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Explore practices that are restorative and that offer reparations, through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 10: Accountability and Resources
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Explore accountability to the work and resourcing of antiracist anti-oppressive multicultural practices, through the lens of the COIC report and findings.
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Session 11: Where Do We Go From Here?
Part of the Study/Action Guide for Widening the Circle of Concern — UUA Commission on Institutional Change Report. Plan how you will guide the congregation or community forward to implement COIC recommendations.
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