Leadership Resources

This page provides links to many resources related to church leadership. Since the Leadership Development Committee is always searching for resources that will help us all better serve St. John’s, this page will be updated frequently. Please check back for fresh ideas and links.

Print – Video - Audio

• St. John’s Leadership Library. Catalog of materials that available at St. John’s in the Library on the church’s lower floor.

Online Resources

• Alphabet Soup – Guide to Acronyms and Terms.  Ohio-Meadville District Office.  Guide to UUA lingo - everything from AIW (Action of Immediate Witness) to YRUU.   http://www.ohiomeadville.org/geninfo/acronyms.html

• The Congregational Handbook.  How to Develop a Healthy and Vital UU Congregation. Online edition. www.uua.org/cde/handbook Margaret Beard and Susanna Whitman editors, 2005. UUA.

                                I.            Becoming a Congregation

                             II.            As a Member of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

                           III.            Guided by Vision, Mission and Covenant

                          IV.            Sharing Unitarian Universalism

                             V.            Effective Congregational Governance: Organizing for Mission and Ministry

                          VI.            Conflict is Part of Congregational Life

                        VII.            Staffing Your Mission

                     VIII.            The Ministry of the Congregation: Reviewing Your Congregation's Ministry, Minister(s), and Staff

                          IX.            Creating and Maintaining a Safe Congregation

                             X.            Knowing Where You've Been: Maintaining Records and Archives

• UUA Leaders page.  Link to resources for lay leaders. http://www.uua.org/leaders/index.shtml

• Interconnections.  A searchable newsletter for congregational leaders. Plus how to subscribe to the free monthly.  http://www.uua.org/publications/interconnections/