Starting Point
Connect your newcomer and small group ministries!
Why give people an organization to join when you could give them a path to pursue?
Starting Point is a different kind of newcomer program that...
Most "New to UU" classes orient newcomers toward membership and focus on downloading information. Starting Point takes a different tack. It orients newcomers toward small group participation and offers an experience of UUism, not just information about it. We know that newcomers who find a home in a small group stay and experience deeper transformation than those who don't. Starting Point is the first step on that path to deeper connection.
What's Included:
"Alternative Format Kit" Available:
If you need help adapting our 4-session curriculum into a 3-session, 2-session or single session model, we've done it for you. Purchase those alternative models HERE.
- integrates your welcoming and small group ministries
- ensures a higher participation rate in your small group program, thereby increasing newcomer retention
- provides newcomers with an experience of UUism not just information about it.
- brings new life to UU theology & history by framing it with the core small group value of healing spiritual disconnection
- uses experiential learning to make your unique church mission come alive
Most "New to UU" classes orient newcomers toward membership and focus on downloading information. Starting Point takes a different tack. It orients newcomers toward small group participation and offers an experience of UUism, not just information about it. We know that newcomers who find a home in a small group stay and experience deeper transformation than those who don't. Starting Point is the first step on that path to deeper connection.
What's Included:
- This extensive 4-session curriculum includes over 60 pages of session plans and detailed guidance for facilitators.
- An online orientation webinar is also part of your purchase, ensuring that you have everything you need to be supported as a leader and able to adapt it to your setting.
- We've also updated the curriculum to include suggestions for online adaptations!
"Alternative Format Kit" Available:
If you need help adapting our 4-session curriculum into a 3-session, 2-session or single session model, we've done it for you. Purchase those alternative models HERE.
Get a better sense of the curriculum by checking out this sample.
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