Beyond “Congregations and Beyond”
My head is still buzzing after our Congregations and Beyond consultation last week. The privilege of being in a far-ranging conversation with 22 visionary people astonishes me. In such a short time we could barely cover the territory of explorations, and I still feel like I’ve only been able to process 10 % of what we discussed, but I want to share some ideas that are emerging.
First and foremost what impressed me about the conversation was how clearly we all understand this work to be a shared ministry. We all understood that reaching out to connect people of common faith is everyone’s work – not just the UUA’s or some particular kind of staff person. All of the ideas generated were based on the assumption of willing hands and hearts. It just goes to show something I’ve always believed: that people find all kinds of energy for that which really calls to a deep place inside of them. And clearly this is tapping into that energy.