Small Group Nourishment
for Membership Professionals
A joint offering of UUAMP (the UU Association of Membership Professionals) & Soul Matters.
Two pilot groups starting in August!
Two pilot groups starting in August!
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Our Vision & Hope:
Why a small group specifically for membership professionals? Well, church staff work hard to ensure that congregants get the spiritual support they need, but often the same nourishment is not available to them. For instance, as a church professional, you can’t participate in small groups the same way as you did when you were a congregant alone. So, to address this important need, UUAMP and Soul Matters are partnering to offer online monthly-meeting small groups for membership professionals. We believe those who nourish need nourishment themselves. Our leaders serve us best when their wells run full and deep. Content: The groups will use the Soul Matters themes and packets. Facilitation: So membership professionals can sit back and receive rather than “be on the job,” Rev. Scott Tayler, Soul Matters founder and team lead, has agreed to facilitate the groups. Cost: Online groups such as these are usually $10-20/group, but to ensure that everyone can have access, we’re only charging $5-10/group, sliding scale, to cover administrative help and Scott’s time. Day & Time: Groups will begin in August and run for 5 months, with another segment of 5 months starting again in January. You can sign up for as many 5 month segments as you wish. During this pilot year, we are offering two groups, with one running on the last Monday evening of each month, 7-9pm ET / 6-8pm CT / 5-7pm MT / 4-6pm PT and the other running on the last Monday afternoon of each month, 1:30-3:30pm ET / 12:30-2:30pm CT / 11:30-1:30pm MT / 10:30-12:30pm PT. Registration: Reserve your spot today by clicking on one of the links below. Be sure to note that the sliding scale options. Interested but times don't work? If you are interested, but neither of the times work for you, let us know. We’ll be glad to organize a third group if interest emerges. Questions: If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Scott at scott@soulmatterssharingcircle.com or Sherry Bohlen (Membership Manager, UU Urbana-Champaign) at membership@uucuc.org. Want a nourishment group that also includes facilitator training? Some membership professionals are responsible for leading small groups and training facilitators. So in addition to nourishment, they are also looking for training in small group practice and leadership. Click here and scroll to the bottom to learn more about an online group that serves both purposes. |
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