Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
Be Inspired at General Assembly!
Really? An inspiring conference? Hear what three of last year’s attendees said: General Assembly is an incredible experience. Incredibly comprehensive,… More >
Witnessing Becoming Last April
The words, “witness butterfly metamorphosis at Home,” leapt off the educational catalog into my imagination last April, our first month… More >
Pastoral Care Associate, What’s It Like?
“Being a PCA has given me the opportunity to get to know many church members who I probably otherwise would… More >
Global Audience Attends “Hearts Wide Open”
On February 13, the First Church Music Ministry hosted “Heart Wide Open: Soulfolk & Song with LEA.” 107 Zoom accounts… More >
Want to Become a Worship Associate?
Apply by March 15! Worship Associates help lead our Sunday worship services, collaborating with the ministers to reflect on meaning,… More >
Levels of Commitment
Supporter, Sustainer, Visionary, Transformer? I’m a believer in commitments but struggle to practice in any disciplined manner, which is one… More >
Commitment
Learning requires many small acts of commitment. Learning to be a friend, a spouse, a community member. Learning to be… More >
Commitment
What does it mean to be a people of commitment? At First Church, I have noticed our folks take commitments… More >
Want to Become A Worship Associate?
Worship Associates help lead our Sunday worship services, collaborating with the ministers to reflect on meaning, purpose, and the life… More >
Sustaining our Community, Our Values, Our Souls
“Democratic citizenship may be an art we are forgetting how to practice…” notes author Marilynne Robinson in a Guardian opinion… More >
Dena’s Digressions-Pastoral Care Ministry
I recall with deep gratitude the first few times that a friend truly listened to me. Those experiences made me… More >
For Us to Repair
Tikkun Olam represents a distinctive Jewish concept towards life that Unitarian Universalist share: The world can be made better by… More >
Starr King School for Ministry – February STP
Starr King School for the Ministry is our February Share the Plate recipient. Operating as a school for the ministry… More >
Words on the Wind – Beloved Community
Beloved Community has never been a more important concept. We are entering the height of the coronavirus pandemic, even as… More >