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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Volume 1
What is a Small Congregation?
Governance Structure
Numbers (statistics to keep)
Social Action
Growth: Part One
Growth: Part Two
A Roadmap to Change

Volume 2
Small is Beautiful Report
The Small Church of the Future
Publications: Part One (layout)
Publications: Part Two (content)
Conflict
Creative Worship
The Annual Canvass
Small Group Ministry
Knowing and Telling Our Stories
Summer Worship—Yes or No?

Volume 3
Small Congregations Speak Out
Building a Music Program
Technology: Help or Hindrance?
Celebrating December Holidays
Transformational Congregations
Committee on Ministry
Welcoming Congregation Work
Greening the Small Congregation
Religious Education for Children
So You’re Looking for a Minister

Volume 4
Greatest Challenges #1: Growth
Greatest Challenges #2: Burnout
Greatest Challenges #3: Ministry
Greatest Challenges #4: Money
Greatest Challenges #5: Conflict
The Small Congregation in Transylvania
Buildings: Pros and Cons
Capital Campaigns
Going to Two Worship Services
Wrapping Up the Church Year

Volume 5
Integrating Children
Centering, Connecting, and Creating Change
Another Look at Social Action
How to Get the Work Done
What Should We Do With Our Visitors?
The Meaning of Membership
The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Churches
How to Help Your Building Pay for Itself
New Orleans: New Life for Small Congregations
Small Congregations at General Assembly

Volume 6
The Living Room Church, Part One
The Living Room Church, Part Two
The Living Room Church, Part Three
Anti-Racism Work in the Small Congregation
Sharing Staff in the Small Congregation
How to Run a Meeting
Peter Morales for UUA President
The Care and Feeding of Your Part-Time Minister
The World of the British Unitarians
Some Good Ideas from the British Unitarians

Volume 7
The Financial Crisis and Your Congregation
Climate Change and the Small Congregation
Advice for Leaders
Advice for Followers