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Comparing Congregational Attendance
I have just seen some fascinating research information that compares Unitarian Universalist congregations to “mainline” Protestant and “evangelical” congregations. The data compare attendance (as...
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Congregations and Beyond: Consultation
Some cynical wit once observed that there are two kinds of meetings—some meetings are preparations for action while other meetings are substitutes for action. Alas, I have been to plenty of meetings...
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Lighten Up
I have always been fascinated by why some congregations grow and thrive while others decline and struggle. I have read any number of studies on the subject. Lately I have noticed something that healthy...
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Rise of the “Nones”
Religion in America is in the midst of a dramatic change. The change is not what most people believe. I remember hearing about the rise of fundamentalism. Actually, evangelical fundamentalism is in...
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Loss of Confidence
In my last entry I talked about the rapid rise of the “nones”—people who express no religious affiliation. Another fascinating trend is the unsteady and slow decline in the confidence Americans have in...
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From the Road: Reunion
When I entered seminary, a month shy of my 50th birthday, it came as a surprise to people who had known me for many years. I remember the wife of my undergraduate economics professor, herself a...
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Service and Military Chaplaincy
Major Seanan Holland, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (right), administers the oath inducting his fellow UU seminarian, Second Lt. David Pyle (left), into the Army Chaplain Candidate program. We all know...
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