Church - I Came Here to Complain! (No You Didn't!)

The Argument Clinic Sketch Do you feel that when you go to your congregation, it seems like you've entered the Monty Python skit  The Argument Clinic ?  In the skit, a man pays good money for an argum

Translating the Chatter into Needs - General Assembly 2013

It's that time again!  General Assembly, the annual meeting of Unitarian Universalism, begins in 5 days.  The ministers gather a few days earlier to make the whole event a week's work of networking, c

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Speaking With Our Mouths Full of Compassion

Besides working as a consultant in Compassionate Communication for congregations, I am also active with the Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry(UUAM) where I serve on the Board and also am the Reve

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A Mission From God

We hear a lot about a congregation having a mission statement these days.  If we only had a perfect mission statement our congregation will be saved as new members come flooding in to solve our financ

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Transforming Church Conflict: Compassionate Leadership in Action

I have now served in Unitarian Universalist congregations for 14 years, first as an intern, then as a parish minister, and now as a community minister and consultant.  In this time, boy howdy, have I

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