There is an ancient Jewish practice of inclusion, one that is grounded in bodily experience. Let’s explore together what can transform our individual walking into a communal act of belonging, interaction, and deep connection.ac
Unity without uniformity reminds people that they are no longer strangers, but unique and valued members of a church family. How do we remove these dividing walls of age, race, class, and culture to build a stronger, more inclusive church?
Hospitality gets people in the door, but it’s inclusion that ensures they a sense of true belonging. Inclusion allows newcomers to share their gifts and change the culture of the church for the better.
Preaching from the Book of Ruth, Ruth 1:1-18: Orpah simply vanished into the mountains. Who was Orpah, and what does her absence from the Book of Ruth—the quintessential story of inclusion in the Hebrew Bible—mean to you and me? This is a sermon that will explore the outcast, forgotten, and silenced people who were once … Continue reading Orpah, Where Art Thou?
Sure, we come to church each Sunday to be a part of a larger community of faiths but ultimately, we are about more than just programming, We are a people learning from each other how to live among each other and sometimes that means learning new ways to love.
The growing role of religion in the Occupy Movement has presented provocative questions about how people of faith can work for social justice. From the temperance movement to the Civil Rights movement, churches have played key roles in important social movements, and shows this role is no less critical today
Paying attention is a spiritual practice desperately needed today. When we pay attention, we learn patterns and responses that can create positive change. Let’s talk about how this can make the world a better place.
This lay lead worship service comes to us from the Unitarian Universalist Association and tells stories from our Unitarian, Universalist, and UU histories: stories about how ordinary people showed up, in very different ways and in particular contexts, to side with love and show up for justice.
