We are better together!  

The Soul Matters Sharing Circle is a network of Unitarian Universalist congregations who follow the same monthly themes so we can more easily share small group material, as well as worship, sermon, music and children’s religious education resources. Despite the distances between us, we are spiritually connected by the themes, traveling each month on the same journey. 

Guided by the unique Soul Matters model of spiritual discernment and a commitment to theme-based church, we offer resources that deepen connection, support spiritual practice and align congregational ministries.

We’d love to have you join us and strengthen the circle!


Get to Know Us

Our Resources: What’s offered and included in joining.
​Our Unique Approach: What makes us different.
Samples: Explore all three of our resource packets.
Our Themes: The upcoming themes for 2018-19 as well as our themes from past years.
Our Monthly Packets: Examples of our Soul Matters material.
Our Facebook Inspiration Page: Check out how we connect and inspire participants on a daily basis.
Our Spotify Lists: We offers songs for each month's theme through Spotify.

Testimonials

“Soul Matters has helped me focus my worship services in a more in-depth and meaningful way, giving me a framework with beautiful and robust resource material. The resources are so deep and rich we keep finding new ways to incorporate them into all facets of congregational life… Soul Matters has profoundly shifted the way I approach worship and ministry. The more we use it, the more we love it.”
- Rev. Sara LaWall, Minister, Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Idaho

"Every month Soul Matters gives us what we need to help make the soul of our church and the souls of our folks in the pews come alive and thrive! It's all here- resources for R.E, worship and small groups, music & visual art suggestions--all topped off with loads of support!"
- Rev. Catherine  Cullen, Minister, First Parish Church, Duxbury, Massachusetts

"I can't say enough good things about Soul Matters. Last year, about half our adult small groups used the themes. Now, in our third year of using SM, we are going all in in RE land. We'll be using Crossing Paths with our Middies. Our High School youth report that their deepest discussions come out of the themes. Our early childhood staffer loves working with the preschool materials and I have had great success putting chapels together. I have found the resources to be wonderful and better every year."
- Barb Friedland, DLRE, Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church/Louisville, Kentucky
 
"The Soul Matters experience has not just given me a way to practice my spirituality. It has provided me with a deeper understanding of what it means to practice... Working through the exercises and sharing that experience in our small-group circle teaches me the simple act of giving attention to what is here. I've learned to listen to my own life, as I listen deeply to the experiences of my group members."
- Bay Waltman, Small Group Facilitator, UU Church at Washington Crossing, Titusville, New Jersey
 
“Being apart of Soul Matters facilitators covenant group has been invaluable for me. I was able to experience in "living color" what the group experience can be. Rev Scott Tayler facilitated the groups and added important teaching and insights for us. As a clinical psychologist I have run many groups but the covenant group has important differences. I highly recommend this experience for new facilitators.”
- Antoinette Saunders, Small Group Facilitator, Eliot Chapel of Kirkwood, Missouri

"I think this is the best thing our church does."
-Suzanne Clauser, Small Group Member, Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County in Media, PA

check out all our testimonials