Small Talk, the newsletter for small congregations
Small Talk is a newsletter dedicated to supporting and strengthening the small Unitarian Universalist congregation. It is edited by the Rev. Jane Dwinell and designed by Dana Dwinell-Yardley. Small Talk is published monthly, 10 issues a year, with a summer break in July and August.
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General Advice |
Leadership and Governance |
| What is a Small Congregation? |
Governance Structure |
| The Small Church of the Future |
Greatest Challenges #2: Burnout |
| Knowing and Telling Our Stories |
How to Get the Work Done |
| Transformational Congregations |
How to Run a Meeting |
| Wrapping Up the Church Year |
Advice for Leaders |
| Centering, Connecting, and Creating Change |
Advice for Followers |
| The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Churches |
Supporting Youth Leadership |
| Peter Morales for UUA President |
Buildings |
| Who You Gonna Call (trauma response) |
Buildings: Pros and Cons |
| Give Thanks for Your Small Congregation |
How to Help Your Building Pay for Itself |
| Is Your Small Congregation a Good 'Neighborhood'? |
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Money |
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| The Annual Canvass |
Staff |
| Greatest Challenges #4: Money |
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| Capital Campaigns |
So You’re Looking for a Minister |
| The Financial Crisis and Your Congregation |
Greatest Challenges #3: Ministry |
| Communiction |
Sharing Staff in the Small Congregation |
| Publications: Part One(Layout) |
The Care and Feeding of Your Part-Time Minister |
| Publications: Part Two(content) |
Hospitality |
| Technology: Help or Hindrance |
What Should We Do With Our Visitors? |
| Facebook for the Small Congregation |
Welcoming — or Not? My Pet Peeves |
| Conflict and Change |
Worship |
| Conflict |
Creative Worship |
| Greatest Challenges #5: Conflict |
Summer Worship - Yes or No? |
| Religious Exploration for Children |
Building a Music Program |
| Religious Education for Children |
Celebrating December Holidays |
| Integrating Children |
Going to Two Worship Services |
| Religious Exploration for Adults |
Multicultural Worship in Small Congregations |
| Small Group Ministry |
Growth |
| Mission |
Growth: Part One |
| Social Action |
Growth: Part Two |
| Welcoming Congregation Work |
A Roadmap to Change |
| Greening the Small Congregation |
Greatest Challenges #1: Growth |
| Another Look at Social Action |
The Meaning of Membership |
| Anti-Racism Work in the Small Congregation |
Nitty Gritty |
| Climate Change and the Small Congregation |
Numbers(statistics to keep) |
| Wind Power on the Prairie |
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Becoming a Welcoming Congregation,
Small-Church Style |
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Beyond Our Walls
(wisdom from other congregations) |
Caring For Each Other |
| Small is Beautiful Report |
Pastoral Care in Tough Times |
| Small Congregations Speak Out |
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| The Small Congregation in Transylvania |
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| New Orleans: New Life for Small Congregations |
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| Small Congregations at General Assembly |
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| The Living Room Church, Part One |
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| The Living Room Church, Part Two |
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| The Living Room Church, Part Three |
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| The World of the British Unitarians |
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| Some Good Ideas from the British Unitarians |
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| A Little Goes a Long Way (social justice) |
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