Mission, Vision, and Strategic Planning

• Welcoming Congregations: A program for congregations wanting to become more inclusive towards Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender people.

Ministry

• Ministerial Transitions: Support for congregations undergoing transitions regarding professional ministry.
• Coming to Canada, Eh? (pdf): A Guide for Unitarian Universalist Ministers Considering Settlement in Canada
• Wise Elders Curriculum (pdf): Developed by Audrey O’Callaghan, an experienced UU from Ottawa. It is a form of small-group ministry, and enables seniors to share their stories and wisdom.
• Church Staff Compensation: guidelines for congregations regarding fair compensation within the Salary Range of the Unitarian UUA Fair Compensation Guidelines program.
• Human Resources and Staffing Manuals

Worship

• Worship Resources: A collection of sermons and readings for worship planning.
• Sermons: Selected sermons by Canadian UU ministers, available to use and share.
• Sharing Our Faith worship resources: Complete service packages celebrating Canadian Unitarian Universalism.
• The UUA Worship Web: A searchable collection of readings and resources for worship services.
• Copyright Information: Resources to ensure your congregation is posting appropriate worship materials online.

Music

• From Starting to Parting: Supporting Religious Education and Music Staff in Unitarian Universalist Congregations – a new resource from the UUA Professional Development Office, offering guidance in the areas of searching and hiring, ongoing staff support, and staff transitions.

Lay Chaplaincy

• Training Lay Chaplains: List of lay chaplaincy workshops offered by the CUC.
• Guides and forms: Resources for congregational lay chaplaincy programs and committees.
• Information for Lay Chaplains: Forms and resources relevant to lay chaplains.

Lifespan Religious Exploration

• Growing Critical Thinkers (audio file – mp3): Dale McGowan, editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers, teaches non-religious parenting seminars. He was the keynote speaker at the Eastern Regional Fall Gathering in Ottawa, October 2012.
• Religious Exploration Staffing Levels: a guide from the Unitarian Universalist Association on types of positions, scope of work and how they might reasonably work across different size and types of congregations.
• Church Staff Compensation: guidelines for congregations regarding fair compensation within the Salary Range of the Unitarian UUA Fair Compensation Guidelines program.
• From Starting to Parting: Supporting Religious Education and Music Staff in Unitarian Universalist Congregations – a new resource from the UUA Professional Development Office, offering guidance in the areas of searching and hiring, ongoing staff support, and staff transitions.
• Human Resources and Staffing Manuals

Youth and Young Adult Ministry

• Resources for Youth Ministry: A collection of links and print resources for youth leaders, and advisors working with youth.
• Deep Fun (pdf): The master list of all the classic games, icebreakers and team initiatives for use at Youth Group and Youth Cons.
• ABC’s of UU Community: Decode the UU Alphabet soup with this lexicon!
• Young Adults: Resource links and CUC news for young adults.
• Youth and Young Adult Subsidy Application (pdf): This subsidy is provided by the CUC to help Youth and Young Adults attend regional, national and continental conferences and leadership development opportunities.

Growth and Change

• Membership Integration Assessment (pdf): A self-assessment resource for welcoming visitors and integrating new members into the community of the congregation.
• 50 Things You Can Do (pdf) – anyone-can-do ideas to promote UUism and help new UUs become a part of your community.
• Tips for Intentionally Inclusive Congregations: A collection of tips posted weekly to the CUC Facebook page to help communities be intentionally welcoming.

Leadership

• Serving on a UU Board – a video on legal responsibilities for UU board members. Credit: Jen Rashleigh, Geoff Gomery and Unitarian Church of Vancouver
• ‘When to Call the CUC‘ – a guide to how CUC staff engage with and support congregations
• Volunteer Guiding Principles and information about managing volunteers.
• CUC Emergency Preparedness Guidelines (pdf) for congregations organizing or hosting major events.
• Congregations, Charities, and Best Practices: Resources for charities on charitable purpose, charitable and political activities, compliance, and more.
• Human Resources and Staffing Manuals

Social Responsibility

• Social Responsibility Monitoring Groups: Visit the Social Responsibility page for more information about CUC monitoring groups.
• Finding a Common Voice (pdf): A congregational resource book for social responsibility.
• Climate Change Action Curriculum Guide (pdf): A series of self-directed discussions for small groups.
• Past CUC Resolutions

For additional Congregational Life resources, visit the Congregational Management section of the UUA website.