Covenant and Our Decision Making Process Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director One of the most enlightening ideas I heard at last summer’s General Assembly of the UUA, was that our UUA board had transitioned to decision-making by consensus. This proclamation piqued my interest, but no further information was given about how they went about…

Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director Happy New Year! I hope this newsletter finds you feeling renewed and refreshed and ready to move forward in love. Last month, I started to write about our congregational covenant and I presented you with the first two lines. This month, I’d like to look at the 3rd line…

Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director As the season winds down and we prepare for the new year, I’d like to take time to reflect on all of our accomplishments over the past six months. We’ve come so far and my heart is so full of love and appreciation for you all! I’m starting a…

We Covenant to… Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director I will be sensitive to the needs of others, treat them with civility, and honor their confidentiality. This is the second line of our congregational covenant.So, as I asked last week, what should it look like? It should look like we are really listening to one…

We Covenant To… Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director In last week’s newsletter, I presented you with our congregational covenant in its entirety.  This week, I’d like to start examining our covenant more carefully. Starting with the first line, we can really begin to get a sense of what it’s all about. I will, with…

Gratitude: For A Covenantal Faith Ponderings of the Spiritual Life Director We often talk about Unitarian Universalism being a transformational faith. Indeed, we have the potential to change minds, hearts, and souls. In a book by the Rev. Meg Riley entitled Testimony, you can read many stories of lives transformed by our faith.The stories in…