TOOLS FOR
BUILDING HEALTHY PROGRAMS |
Safety isn't just a slogan, it's a way of life
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From the beginning of their work in a congregation, interim religious educators know that they need to balance intentional transitional work with the regular running of the religious education program. Choices need to be made during the interim period; the religious education program may not run in the same way it did in the past. Still, religious education provides necessary services that cannot take a break. This page is dedicated to many of the tools that will support the healthy function of a religious education program.
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Shared Ministry
Team Assessment |
Town Hall
Meeting Model |
The UUA's 2013 Shared Ministry Task Force looked carefully at what it means to be in shared ministry. Over the past several years, this task force worked with other religious professionals to develop a staff team assessment model that is helpful in understanding the full picture of staff relations.
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One of the great interim tools for discerning one or more interim tasks involves hold-ing a Town Hall meeting for the congregation. Interim Religious Educator Steven Mead designed this model which you may find useful in your own interim work or in the transition work of your congregation.
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