congregational designations: options for the future
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A presentation on possible designations for small unaffiliated groups meeting in the Prairie Star District of the Unitarian Universalist Association.TRANSCRIPT
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Congregational Designations:Options for the Future
Phillip LundLifespan Program Director
Prairie Star District
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The difference?
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Affiliation.
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UUA Requirements
1. 30 adult charter members2. Bylaws3. Articles of Incorporation4. A check
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PSD Requirements
None
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Not Affiliated with UUA
1. Okoboji2. Storm Lake3. Hutchinson4. Buffalo5. St. Cloud (Spirit Of Life)6. St. Paul (Groveland)7. Warrensburg8. Dickinson
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Two Categories
•Affiliated–Decorah–Ashland–Salina
•Unaffiliated–Groveland–Spirit of Life–Buffalo
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Emerging
• An Emerging Congregation has not yet been accepted into the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) for membership. It may be new and growing toward full service or not yet ready to become a UUA member congregation.
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New Category
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Growth Program Area Goals
• By July 2014, as a result of the work of the Prairie Star District Growth Program Area:– We will have 4 of the Emerging
Congregations affiliated.– We will have 4 new congregations in the
process of being affiliated (satellites of larger churches or fellowships at new locations, but not full-service churches).
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New, Unaffiliated Groups
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Three Options
• Work toward affiliation (Emerging)• Become members of an existing
congregation (Multi-site branch)• Be designated as something other
than a congregation (Fellowship/Study Group)
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Emerging
• The designation indicates a commitment to grow and eventually become a full member congregation of the UUA.
• The District Executive is the person that makes the request with the UUA headquarters office to add a group as an Emerging Congregation on the UUA website.
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Prerequisites
• Leadership School• Radical Hospitality• Multigenerational Faith Development
– Youth & Young Adult Ministries
• Financial Contribution to PSD
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Multi-site
• One church (meaning one staff, one board, one budget) meeting in multiple locations, usually with various sites developing unique personalities yet sharing the same “brand identity” and DNA.
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Multi-site
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Multi-site
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Fellowship/Study Group
• A small group of Unitarian Universalists meeting on a semi-regular basis.
• Meetings tend to be programmatic rather that worshipful.
• Little or no interest in becoming a fully affiliated congregation or a multi-site branch.
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Consistent Designations
• Emerging Congregations and Multi-site Branches will be listed on both the UUA and PSD websites.
• Fellowship/Study Groups will be listed only in a separate section on the PSD website.
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Healthy, Vital Congregations