First Unitarian Stewardship

"My role is all about developing relationships, which strengthens everything we do.  In addition, I am able to maintain systems   which  consistently  support programs that provide space for relationships to deepen. It is such a vital role." -- Tina Lewis Tina Lewis, Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL Our new mission statement declares that “connecting with each other” is one  of our core aspirations. The Prudential Committee has turned this aspiration  into a goal for the coming years: ensure that newcomers, new members and  established members report higher levels of welcome and connection. A Connections Coordinator is a membership professional. Currently, more than 80 UUA congregations have a membership professional on staff.   They are known by a number of names:  Conne ctions Coordinator,  Con gregational Life Director, Coordinator of Member Programs, etc. What all membership professionals share in common is the goal to g row the congregation in terms of numbers, dept

Stewardship is about taking care of something that you love. And we offer that care so that our church community will be here long after we are gone.  -- Ellen Foley What is Stewardship?   Someone asked me this at the yard sale last Saturday, and my off the cuff answer was, “money!”. But Stewardship isn’t really about money. Stewardship is about taking care of something that you love. And we offer that care so that the thing we cherish, in this case our church community, will be here long after we are gone. What will Stewardship look like this year? Those of you who saw the Stewardship skit during the in-gathering lunch on Sept. 11 th learned that we will be organizing stewardship visits with all church members this fall. For everyone else, here’s a brief overview: What are Stewardship visits? They are a chance for visiting stewards (i.e. other church members) to visit you and talk to you about your connection to the church. We want to visit everyone, and most of what we w