The biggest complaint I’ve heard about the new UUA logo isn’t that it looks like <fill in the blank with whatever you’re projecting on to it>, it’s the cost that goes into branding. Because that money could best be spent on <fill in the blank with whatever your pet peeve/cause is>.
Look, we all have […]
So the more trainings, workshops, and meetings I go to, the more I see how the topic of power is always so dicey. It seems like many Unitarian Universalists really don’t like the idea that they have personal power, especially in a congregational setting. (But they do hope they have political power to change […]
I support Tamara Payne-Alex for Moderator.
Why?
-Accountability matters.
There was quite a long period where the conflict between the Board/Moderator and the President dominated this race, although I don’t think that’s the case anymore. Even before the argument over the consultant got hot and heavy, Tamara had put out a blog post about accountability here: http://tamarapaynealex.com/2013/04/03/monitor-this/ […]
A lot of people have ideas for innovative UU ministry. A lot. I mean, I’ve even got one I’m tossing around and I’m not even a minister. And I know just from talking with people that others have ideas too. But like myself, they might not know how to begin. They might not have […]
Ok. Is it just me, or are a lot of folks saying that relationship building is how we need to respond to the conflict between the Board and the President? A lot of people seem to be up in arms over right relationships, and you even see it with the moderator race, where Key […]
So, based off this post on Tom Schade’s site that’s a reprint of something Gini posted to some UUMA email list or chat or something, the 100k is in part to better come up with a strategic plan. From that post,
“The Board responded by authorizing the use of $100,000 from reserves for a management […]
(So, if you want some background, check out the UU World, Tom Schade and Sarah Stewart)
I don’t want governance by platitudes. Now, I freely admit that I’m on the outside looking in, but when I look at the UUA I don’t see a lot of concrete stuff coming out, especially from President Morales. I […]
We moved from Boston to Boston.
So I’m not the world’s most excited with the news about this move down the road of the UUA HQ. Don’t get me wrong – yes, it’s a positive step getting the HQ staff under one accessible (in all ways) roof, but really. Are there really people that excited […]
The Minns Lecture, going on right now as a matter of fact, is being presented by two wonderful and amazing colleagues, Rev. Naomi King and Peter Bowden. A month or so ago, Rev. Naomi asked me for my thoughts on how Social Media and Unitarian Universalism go together, and what my vision would be. […]
