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Small
Group Ministry Sessions
The top
resource requested on our needs survey continues to be small group session
plans. On this page you can find sessions that people like you have
written and chosen to share with this community. Some of these sessions
are posted on this site, others are links to other websites.
The sessions
below are posted in order of submission and in the format submitted.Thanks
to all of you who have written and shared sessions!
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to sessions or scroll down.
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How
to submit sessions
Sessions for our small groups are the top resource UU's come to
this site for. You need more sessions and so do all your fellow
group leaders and participants. You may send sessions as MS Word,
RTF, Simple Text or PDF files to us. Sessions are posted as they
are submitted. Please identify your name, congregation and city/state.
Send sessions to:
office@smallgroupministry.net
Has
your congregation contributed yet?
If you use sessions from this page please do your part and have
your congregation share at lease one session per year. If every
congregation accessing this page shares one session per year we
will have a never ending source of sessions.
Didn't
write it down?
A number of people have told me they have come up with sessions
but not written them down. If this is the case, PLEASE take a
moment to write up a draft of what you did. You can use this
template. This draft can be posted and others can fine tune.
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Unitarian
Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) Small Group Resources
UUSC Covenant Group resources are focused on major UUSC program
areas, such as civil liberties and the humanitarian crisis in
Darfur. They are designed as modules of 4-8 sessions. The sessions
follow the Small Group Ministry format. Each module or series
includes a cover bulletin that explains the structure of a UUSC
covenant group session and offers ideas to mobilize the group
energy into action. These sessions offer a great opportunity for
groups to engage more deeply with social justice issues and provide
suggestions for group service projects.
UUSC
Covenant Group resources
If
copyrights are an issue...
Simply take out the reading and note in the session the readings
you used and including author, title, page number, etc... Given
the core of the session those using the session can get a copy
of the book/source you used. Simple! Skinner House is very interested
in people using excerpts in sessions. Contact them to get permissions
- see their website's
sgm page. |
 Stewardship
Submitted by LaVerne Coan, Created for Roots and Wings Covenant Group Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Durham, NC
Small
Group Sessions from Glenn Turner
A new batch of sessions by the Rev. Glenn H. Turner.
Making Peace With Unhappiness
Punishment
A Snap Quiz – Part I
If You Could Invite 3 People…..
A Snap Quiz -- Part II
The Laws of God; The Laws of Man
Once Upon a Time
Being Alone
Being with Others
If You Were to Win the Lottery….
Thinking About Ill Fortune
Michelle Collins of the Towson
UU Church, Lutherville, MD, shares these three sessions. Thanks Michelle!. .
Circles of Community - Covenants
Introductions - Our Spiritual Self-Portraits
You're in Charge of Celebrations
Sessions
from the Evergreen Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship in Marysville, Washington.
This batch
of 12 sessions come courtesy of the Rev.
Amy Bowden Freedman of Channing
Church in Newport, RI. Amy and Peter Bowden married in April of 2004.
Happy 3 year anniversary!
Truth.
By Bill Peresta. Channing Church, Newport, RI.
Respect.
Channing Church, Newport, RI.
The
First UU Principle. Channing Church, Newport, RI.
Caring.
By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
Creating
Paradise. By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
Our Deep
UU Source. By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
Engaging
Our Theological Diversity. By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman. Based
on the UUA Commission
on Appraisal's report Engaging
Our Theological Diversity.
From
the UUA Bookstore
Engaging Our Theological Diversity is an "in-depth commentary
on the wide variety of Unitarian Universalist theological beliefs
and the ways in which this diversity is a source of enrichment and
conflict. Probes the questions: What is at the center of our faith?
What holds us together as a community."
Pilgrimage. Designed
for use as last session before a Summer break. By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
Radical
Hospitality. By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
Silence.
By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
Spiritual
Experiences . By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
Spiritual
Growth. By Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman.
This set
of three sessions come from Michelle Collins, Towson
UU Church, Lutherville, MD. Posted 3/25/07.
 Exploring
Gandhi's Non-violence
Global
Living: An Interconnected World
Radical
Hospitality
 New
Peacemaking Sessions from the UUA's Commission on Social Witness
Announcement submitted by Judy Morgan.Posted 2/10/07.
The
Quality of Your Daily Life
By Mary Wolski, Unitarian Universalist Church of Flint, Michigan. Posted
1/9/07
Small
Group Sessions - GHT Vol. 1
24 sessions by the Rev. Glenn H. Turner.
Session titles are listed below. Posted 9/16/06
EXPERIENCING
YOUR VOCATION
WHAT IS MY FAITH IN THE FUTURE?
WHAT DO I BELIEVE ABOUT OTHERS?
WHAT AM I WILLING TO NOTICE IN MY WORLD?
LISTENING
BEYOND THE WORD “GOD” - ITS MEANING TO US
TRANSITIONS
ASK ME WHAT I’M LIVING FOR
POETRY
PROBLEMS AND GIFTS
RETREAT AND RENEWAL
TAKING TIME TO THINK
RECALLING CHILDHOOD
INTO ADULTHOOD
INTO OUR OWN - THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING ADULTS
THE COLORS OF OUR LIVES
STEREOTYPING
WORSHIP
WHO ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE BECOMING?
“EXTENDED” FAMILY
“OPEN TO THE SKY OF THE ETERNAL”
RITUALS AND TRADITIONS
BRINGING TREASURES INTO OUR HOMES
SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES
 20
Session series on "Ten Eternal Questions"
This zip file contains 20 sessions (in MS Word documents) by the Rev.
Liz Stevens. These sessions are based on the book "Ten
Eternal Questions" by Zoe Sallis.
To
Live Deliberately
By Ruth Arellana. Posted 9/26.
Service
- Living our Beliefs
Small Group Ministry team on Nantucket, MA. Posted
9/26.
Lent
By the Rev. Amy Freedman. Posted 9/26.
Skinner
House Small Group Ministry Sessions
Skinner House has a small group ministry link on their main page. This
will take you to a listing of their sessions. Skinner House invites you
to write sessions based on Skinner House Books. Submit them to Skinner
House and they will get necessary permissions and share via the web.
America's
Original Sin
Skinner House Session Plan. Based on the book Soul
Work: Anti-racist Theologies in Dialogue edited by Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley
and Nancy Palmer Jones. Posted 5/4/05.
Change
versus Foolish Consistency
Skinner House Session Plan. Based on the books Earth
Bound: Daily Meditations for All Seasons by Brian Nelson and Questions
for the Religious Journey by George Kimmich Beach.
Posted 5/4/05.
Who
Is Jesus to You?
Skinner
House Session Plan. Based on the book Teacher,
Guide, Companion: Rediscovering Jesus in a Secular World by Erik Walker
Wikstrom.Posted 5/4/05.
Hurricane
Katrina Sessions
Three session series by the Rev. Calvin O. Dame. Posted
9/8/5.
DOC Text PDF
Gossip
By Kara Sweeney, May 2005.Posted 5/4/05.
Sweet
Bird of Paradox
Submitted by JoAnn Sager for Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill,
NJ.Posted 4/13/05.
Marriage
By Kara Sweeney, March 2005.Posted 3/31/05.
The
Power of Beliefs
Kara Sweeney, March 2005. Posted 3/31/05.
Belonging
In Community
By Jan Locher of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City, Iowa.
Posted 3/31/05.
The
Seven Principles SGM Session Series
Posted on 3/31/05. By Judy Morgan. The Unitarian Universalist Church of
Washington Crossing (UUCWC) conducted a remarkably successful program
last year using small group ministry to focus on the Seven UU Principles.
Comments from group members ranged from 'It was a wonderful chance to
connect deeply with others' to 'Created a supportive place to share deeper
reflections on values.' Several of the groups bonded closely and decided
to keep meeting even after the end of the program.
Self
Esteem
Posted on 3/31/05. By Patty Odom, Unitarian Universalist North Atlanta
Metro.
On
Following Your Bliss
Posted 2/24/05. By Stephen Schwichow, First UU Society of San Francisco.
"Hotel
Earth" and Global Warming
Posted 2/17/2005 By Peter Bowden with the UUA Washington Office.
Fear
Posted 2/15/05. By Patty Odom, Unitarian Universalist North Atlanta Metro.
Adversity
Posted 2/15/05. By Patty Odom, Unitarian Universalist North Atlanta Metro.
Humor
Posted 2/15/05. By Frank M. Calabria, First Unitarian Society of Schenectady,
NY.
Time
Flies
Posted 2/15/05. By Sally Keene. SGM Coordinator for First Parish Unitarian
Universalist Church in Kennebunk, Maine.
New
Year's Resolution Dilemma
12/18/2004 By Tara Gross. Transition
Coaching & Event Planning, LLC
Bending
Toward Justice - Post Election Session
11/3/2004 Prepared by Peter Bowden,
based on Rev. Bill Sinkford's November 3rd statement.
SGM
Session - Conscience and Democracy (pdf)
William B. Hurlbut. Olney, MD
Session
Compilations
UU
Identity Session Series
A 10 session Covenant Group Guide for Young Adults on UU Identity by Kate
Erslev.
First
Unitarian Church of San Jose
The
First Unitarian Society in Newton, MA
The
UU Community Church of Augusta, ME sells a great book of sessions.
See Calvin Dame's page on this site
for more info.
Resources
for worship in Small Groups
Hand
Blessing by the Rev. Amy Bowden Freedman
Senior Minister, Channing
Memorial Church.
Do
you have worship resources you've developed for your groups? Share them
with us!
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