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to the UU Small Group Ministry
Network. Our network is dedicated
to creating healthy congregations
and a vital Unitarian Universalist
movement by supporting and promoting
Small Group Ministry. We invite
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SGM Quarterly. Online archives
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Remember, this site is about exchanging
our ideas, resources and learning.
We encourage you to submit material
for this site. Articles, sessions
topics, PR materials, newsletter
columns, sermons, photos of groups,
event announcements - if it relates
to UU small groups we want it.
- Vote for Small Group Ministry Support
Complete the UUA's new Association Sunday spending priority survey to help increase support for Small Group Ministry. Want to see more support for small group ministry and covenant groups? Give SGM a "1" for high priority on this short one page survey.
- The Spring 2008 issue of the SGM Quarterly has been sent to Small Group Ministry Network members. The articles from previous issues are posted to Small Group Session of this web site. However, the current Quarterly is only sent to members. Don’t miss getting it -- Join or renew your membership now. Articles in the Spring Quarterly are:
“A Good Blend: A Theme of the Month for Sunday Worship and SGM”, by Rev. Roddy O’Neill Cleary, Burlington, VT
“Reaching Out Into Our Congregational History” by Peggy Hebert, Concord, NH
“Facilitators’ Corner: Those “Aha! Moments” in SGM” by Rev. M’ellen Kennedy, Bristol, VT
“What’s Not to Like About SGM?” Rev. Bill Breeden, Bloomington, IN
“Community Ministers Use Small Group Ministry Format For Regional Gathering”
“Is It Time For a SGM Conference in Your District?"
The Winter 2008 issue of the SGM Quarterly is now online.
See WHO WE ARE and become part of the Small Group Ministry Board.
See SMALL GROUP SESSIONS for a series of plans from Glenn Turner, and one from Durham, NC.
See EVENTS for Reports of recent conferences and Upcoming Conferences.
- Small Group Ministry at General Assembly, June 25-29, 2008, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Small Group Ministry Network Workshop: Friday, 3:15-4:30 PM
“Strategies and Solutions for Small Group Ministry Challenges”
The focus is on “extra grace needed” participants and hidden cultural biases that impact small group ministry sessions. Do you have experiences that you would like to have shared as part of the workshop or as an the article for the General Assembly Quarterly? Please e-mail us at office@smallgroupministry.net immediately. We look forward to receiving you input.
Small
Group Ministry Institute
August 17 - August 22,
2008
The Mountain Retreat &
Learning Centers, Inc.
The Highlands, North Carolina
Join
us for our third Small Group
Ministry Institute! Our first
two years were at Ferry Beach.
This summer we continue the
tradition at the Mountain
Retreat and Learning Center.
This week long event is an
opportunity for teams and
individuals from congregations
of all sizes to deepen their
understanding and practice
of Small Group Ministry and
covenant groups.
Details
and Registration
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