Canadian Unitarian Universalist Leadership (CUUL) School is an immersive annual training program for current and emerging congregational leaders. The goals of the program are to meet the identified developmental needs of leaders and congregations, and to provide an enriched space to explore Canadian UU contextual theology, team dynamics and congregational wellness.
CUUL School is delivered in an intentional religious and worshipping community. This setting gives participants the opportunity to practice and reflect upon what is being taught.
The program’s content includes worship planning, Canadian UU history and contextual theology, group work, covenant groups, systems theory, size theory, conflict resolution theory and communication. The program promotes congregational connections and a whole church perspective.
For information about this year’s CUUL School(s), please see the CUC calendar. For general inquires about CUUL School cuul@cuc.ca.
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Participants and staff at CUUL School West 2011, Nanaimo BC. (Photo: Ben Wolfe)
CUUL Program Suggested Reading List
The following reading list includes several short titles or anthologies with shorter essays. We hope these help provide context and interesting food for thought for participants prior to attending CUUL School.
This is a suggested reading list only and is not required reading. Some of these titles may be available to borrow from the CUC Lifespan Learning Lending Library, or purchase from the CUC store. To inquire, please send an email to info@cuc.ca.
Books with live links below can also be ordered from the UUA Bookstore.
- A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, Forrest Church and John A. Buehrens, Beacon Press, 1994.
- Full Circle: Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifelong UUs, Kate Tweedie Erslev, UUA, 2004.
- The Essex Conversations, Essex Conversation Coordinating Committee, ed., Skinner House, 2001.
- Guarding Sacred Embers: Reflections on Canadian Unitarian and Universalist History, Canadian Unitarian and Universalist Historical Society, 2011
- The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide: Fifth Edition, Rev. Peter Morales, ed., Skinner House, 2012.
- The Gift of Faith: Tending the Spiritual Lives of Children, 2nd Edition, Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar, Skinner House, 2002.
- Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice, Erik Walker Wikstrom, Skinner House, 2010.