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Leadership

One of our key areas is to support leadership development of our congregations’ members.


CUUL School Staff, 2006

Canadian Unitarian Universalist Leadership

We are developing an overall program for congregational leaders. 

Information for CUUL Leader designation

Current components include:

  • Committee Chair workshop

Under development is:

  • Human Resources for congregational leaders

CUUL School

Canadian UU Leadership School is an annual residential program. To learn more, click here

For upcoming dates, click here: http://www.cuc.ca/CUC_calendar.html 

Inquire about CUUL School, by sending an email to
cuul@cuc.ca 

You can keep up to date on Leadership School and programs that provide credit towards the CUUL designation.
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Participant Credit Record
Those working towards CUUL designation can use this form to track their participation in CUUL programs

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CUUL PROGRAM READING LIST 

These books are available for borrowing to those enrolled in the CUUL program. Usually they will also be available for purchase at our Annual Conference & Meeting and Regional Fall Gatherings. Some titles are available for borrowing as "Committee Sets" - i.e. 6-10 copies so a committee can all be reading at the same time.

Click for the online form for borrowing these books

  • Beuhrens & Church, A Chosen Faith
  • Boers, Never call them Jerks
  • Branson, Memories, Hopes, and Conversations: Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change
  • Durall, Beyond the Collection Plate
  • Durall, Creating Congregations of Generous People
  • Essex Conversation Committee, The Essex Conversations
  • Leas, Discover Your Conflict Management Style
  • Mann, Raising the Roof
  • Mead, More Than Numbers: The Ways Churches Grow
  • Nieuwejaar, A Gift of Faith
  • Nicholson, Temporary Shepherds: A Congregational Handbook for Interim Ministry
  • Odin Heller, Churchworks
  • Oswald, Making Your Church More Inviting: A Step-by-Step Guide for In-Church Training
  • Philips, Letting Go: Transforming Congregations for Ministry
  • Rendle, Behavioral Covenants in Congregations: A Handbook for Honoring Differences
  • Rendle, Leading Change in the Congregation: Spiritual and Organizational Tools for Leaders
  • Steinke, Healthy Congregation

Volunteer Management

Our congregations depend on members and others voluntarily offering their gifts of time and talent. Here are some
resources that you may find useful: 

Charity Village has a lot of basic information related to the not-for-profit sector.  Since the principles of good human resource management apply to volunteer management as well, this part of their site will be of use.  http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/ires/manres.asp  

Susan Ellis is a well known American authority on volunteer management.  Her website has lots to offer. http://www.energizeinc.com/  

If you are looking for hard copy resources, consider Linda Graff's work.  She is a Canadian and former Executive Director of Volunteer Hamilton.  http://www.lindagraff.ca/index.html  

Imagine Canada's site http://www.imaginecanada.ca/  is a wealth of information about the sector in general and has the following valuable links to:

Volunteer Canada also has lots of tools and resources on volunteerism. 

Click on "I Work With Volunteers" and go from there.

http://www.volunteer.ca/index-eng.php   

The Professional Administrator of Volunteer Resources - Ontario also has resources and info http://www.pavro.on.ca/   

This is a  newsletter for those who manage volunteers. http://www.volunteertoday.com/  

Volunteer Guiding Principles