tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post113794061358608977..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: Fixing UUism:Be Proactive in Best Practice SharingChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1138079243714784132006-01-24T00:07:00.000-05:002006-01-24T00:07:00.000-05:00Jamie,Some folks are already sharing best practice...Jamie,<BR/><BR/>Some folks are already sharing best practices. Email discussion lists may seem archaic compared to blogs, but you may want to check these two email lists as representative ways that congregational leaders can share ideas, brainstorm solutions, etc:<BR/><BR/>Reach-l -- Discussion and sharing of UU Religious Education<BR/>http://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/reach-l<BR/><BR/>UU-Leaders -- Sharing information & support among UU lay leaders<BR/>http://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/uu-leaders<BR/><BR/>I wonder why some congregational leaders don't consider networking between congregations through electronic means. I know that every UU congregation is unique but I doubt that they are so unique that the experiences of one congregation might help other congregations.<BR/><BR/>Along with getting answers to current-day concerns, lists like REACH-L and UU-Leaders have searchable online archives dating back to the mid-1990s.Steve Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1138037097313405882006-01-23T12:24:00.000-05:002006-01-23T12:24:00.000-05:00I'm glad to hear iti s already being done, now I w...I'm glad to hear iti s already being done, now I wonder why it is not being used, because nearly every church, minister, and congregational president i have ever met is dealing with some or all of those problems.Jamie Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024268765705070420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137969395802311912006-01-22T17:36:00.000-05:002006-01-22T17:36:00.000-05:00It's also the sort of thing we might do at a Chali...It's also the sort of thing we might do at a Chalistry. <BR/>Much of the stuff that people write about things like this is hopelessly abstract and platitudinal -- it puts people to sleep rather than helping to change how they deal with daily problems. I'd like to change that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137944009629133112006-01-22T10:33:00.000-05:002006-01-22T10:33:00.000-05:00Much of this already exists on the UUA web site:In...Much of this already exists on the UUA web site:<BR/><BR/>InterConnections Lay Leader Resources<BR/>http://www.uua.org/programs/layleader/<BR/><BR/>Another resource is the wide range of email lists for sharing concerns and ideas with other Unitarian Universalists:<BR/><BR/>Overview of uua.org mailing lists<BR/>http://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo<BR/><BR/>Also, most GA workshops are summarized online and congregations can purchase audio recordings of the workshops as well.<BR/><BR/>We can probably find better ways to do this but it's being done already today ... problem solved, case closed.Steve Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137941445256165702006-01-22T09:50:00.000-05:002006-01-22T09:50:00.000-05:00This sounds like the sort of thing that the UUA pr...This sounds like the sort of thing that the UUA probably already does. And I'm certain Steve will rush to tell us if this is the case.<BR/><BR/>CCChalicechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.com