Unitarian Universalist Minsters Association 2015 Ministry Days June 22-24, 2015 — Oregon Convention Center (Portland, OR)

WELCOME! We bid you welcome!

Welcome to those who come with a twinkle in your eye and spring in your step, joyful to be a new minister.

Welcome to those who are here for the very first time; and to those who stopped counting years ago.

Welcome to those who come with a tired spirit and a heart broken from a year of disappointment.

Welcome to those who come looking forward to a new chapter and ministry in life and those who are mourning that which just ended.

Welcome to those extroverts who come eager for the energy only 650 colleagues can provide.

Welcome to those introverts who come yearning for peace and solitude in the midst of the chaos.

Welcome to those who come for words of inspiration and hope; and to those who come to sing and be held by music

Welcome to those who we can touch and hug in Portland; to those in front of computer screens around the globe.

Welcome… one and all.

— Rev. Don Southworth All main events will be held in Ministry Days 2015 Schedule Portland Ballroom 254-255

Monday, June 22: DoubleTree Hotel ______Are you on Facebook? Chapter Leader Retreat (Adams/Jefferson) 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Twitter? Instagram? Google+? Registration (Portland DoubleTree EMC: ) 2:00 PM - 7:30 PM Use #ministrydays when you Choir Rehearsal 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM post so our colleagues at home Reception/Welcome (Portland DoubleTree EMC) 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM can follow along! Follow the UUMA at: Tuesday, June 23: Oregon Convention Center ______facebook.com/uuministers Registration Continues (Portland Ballroom Lobby) 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM and @UUMinAssoc on Spiritual Practices (See page 8) 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM Twitter Quiet Space (E147) 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM Have you signed up for Opening Worship — Including Child Dedication 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Ministry Days text updates Snack Break 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM yet? Text @UUMinistersMD to 23559 to sign up! Staying Keynote: Rev. Rob Hardies 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM for GA? Don't miss our news. Lunch Meet-ups (See page 8) 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Text @UUMinistersGA to UUMA Board Q&A 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 23559 for news and prizes. Collegial Conversations (Various: see pages 11-12) 2:35 PM - 3:45 PM Snack Break 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Q & A with Peter Morales 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Young Religious Choir Rehearsal 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Professionals Reception Vespers (First Unitarian Church) 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Wednesday, June 24

6:00 – 7:30PM (A107-108) Wednesday, June 24 ______All young adults who serve our faith professionally are invited to Registration Continues 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM join the UUA’s Office of Youth Spiritual Practices (See page 8) 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM and Young Adult Ministries, UU Ministers’ Association, Liberal Quiet Space (E147) 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM Religious Educators Association, Worship Celebrating 25 & 50 Year Ministries 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM UU Musicians Network and UU Association of Membership Coffee Break 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Professionals for appetizers and Annual Meeting 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM conversation. Lunch Meet-Ups (See page 8) 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Berry Street Essay 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM UUMA Staff Contact Information Don Southworth, Executive Director — [email protected] — 919-824-3999 Annual Meeting, Board Connections, Collegial Conversations, General Concerns Janette Lallier, Director of Administration — [email protected] — 401-578-9093 Food, Accessibility, Arrangements, Child Care Allison Palm, Program Assistant — [email protected] — 320-420-0921 Tuesday Vespers, CENTER Connections, General Concerns, Meet-Ups Lindsey Nye, Office Assistant — [email protected] — 646-334-8500 Registration, Volunteers Sarah Moldenhauer-Salazar, Endowment Director — [email protected] — 510-698-4407 Sustaining the Call Emily DeTar, Intern — [email protected] — 617-945-8274 Program Support

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DoubleTree Hotel

Oregon Convention Center

First Unitarian Church of Portland

Oregon Convention Center 1st Unitarian Church of Portland DoubleTree Hotel 777 NE Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. 1211 SW Main St. 1000 NE Multnomah St. Portland, OR Portland, OR Portland, OR

Ministry Days 2015 Page 3 Oregon Convention Center

There is a gender neutral bathroom near the Portland Ballrooms in between the men and women’s room closest to 256.

DoubleTree Hotel Map

There is a gender neutral bathroom across from the Roosevelt Room.

Page 4 Ministry Days 2015 Monday Night Reception Activities The UUMA Staff has created a number of activities designed to help you connect, network, relax, and enjoy time with your colleagues. Activities will be open from 8-10. Please visit the welcome table to sign up for those events requiring an appointment. Appointments will start being made at 7:30 and are available on a first come, first served basis. Main Reception (Multnomah Grill) The reception begins with a buffet, refreshing beverages, and a cash bar in the Multnomah Grill. The UUMA Board of Trustees will give a brief welcome at 7:50 and then all the event rooms will open at 8:00. The Multnomah Grill will be set for the full evening so that you can enjoy a quiet space to visit with your colleagues. Activity Reception Area (EMC Lobby) Inside the DoubleTree’s Executive Conference Center you will find our main reception area. Visit tables highlighting UUMA programs and sign up for the evening activities at the welcome table. A second buffet is located in the EMC lobby. Karaoke (Adams/Jefferson Room) What better way to show your love for a colleague than singing them a song? Come by our Karaoke Lounge and belt out your favorite hit that expresses your feeling for ministry and your care and concern for colleagues. Or just do a heavy metal ballad, a country western heartbreaker or a pop hit from your younger days! Tarot Readings (Appointment Needed) (Grant Room) Those who give to the Sustaining the Call Campaign are sharing their “fortunes” to support today’s and tomorrow’s ministries. Now let us share a fortune with you! Enjoy a brief reading from a tarot card professional. What is in the cards for you? Come find out about your tomorrow’s ministry! (Readings provided by Portland's Party Psychics). Massage and Manicure Room (Appointment Needed) (Jackson Room) Was your journey from pulpit to plane, office to parking garage, hospital to train station full of stress and bothersome obstacles? Stop in and have one of our massage therapists untie your knots or one of our manicurists buff your nails. Start Ministry Days relaxed and primped. (Massages provided by Zeal Massage, Manicures provided by To Your Door Spa and Salon). Speed Networking (Lincoln Room) Looking for a fun and easy way to meet new colleagues? Look no further! Speed Networking is a quick, fun and easy way to connect with colleagues who you may not meet in other settings. You can drop in for 10 minutes or stay the whole evening. New conversations begin every five minutes! Appreciation Room (Madison Room) Picture yourself reuniting with colleagues—and capture the love with us at our appreciation table! TCome to our Photo Booth, where you can capture the bonds of friendship and the precious memories of reuniting at Ministry Days. Then, help spread the love to our colleagues by writing thank you notes, sending cards, and showing our appreciation for each other and our ministries at the table. Take time to share your appreciation and capture the moment at the appreciation table.

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Page 6 Ministry Days 2015 Ministry Days Lunch Meet-Ups This year we are making it easier than ever to gather groups of people together over lunch (you can also plan an evening gathering!) Building on the success of this program at the Institute we have revised our Meet-Up group for Ministry Days. Anyone can create a Meet-up or look over what’s been created and join in. Here’s what to do: 1. Join Meet-up or sign in at: http://www.meetup.com/ 2. Join the UUMA Meet-Up at: http://www.meetup.com/Unitarian-Universalist-Ministers-Association/ You need to be approved to be a member, which we do manually, so make sure to sign up before Ministry Days! If you signed up for the 2015 Institute, you do not need to sign up again. 3. Everyone who is approved as a member is also made an Event Organizer. To schedule a new Meet-Up, click on the “Schedule a New Meet-Up” at the top of the group page. If you need more detailed instructions, you can find them at http://help.meetup.com/customer/portal/articles/865540-schedule-a-meetup. Make sure you are not scheduling your Meet-up during another Ministry Days Event. 4. You'll need to find your own venue for your Meet-Up. We do not have any space reserved for these gatherings. Most Ministry Days events are at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232. A map and list of possible venues can be found on page 5. 5. Announce your Meet-Up! Make sure to say yes when asked if you want to announce your Meet-Up so that other members will be notified. Feel free to contact Allison ([email protected]; 320-420-0921) with any questions about Meet-ups. Child Care Getting to Vespers Shuttles will available to help folks get to the evening vespers. You may also Information take the TriMet. Visit http://trimet.org/ to plan your trip.

Child Care will be provided by 3 shuttles will pick up attendees at the Oregon Convention Northwest Nannies (http:// Center (bus stop on MLK Blvd) and drop at the church: www.nwnanny.com/). Hours and Departures: Shuttle 1 at 6:45, Shuttle 2 at 7:00, Shuttle 3 at 7:15 location of care are as follows:  Monday, June 22 @ DoubleTree Hotel Washington Room 8AM-5PM & 7:30-10PM*  Tuesday, June 23 @ OCC Rm F150 8AM-5:15PM*  Tuesday, June 23 @ Portland Church 7:15-8:45PM  Wednesday, June 24 @ OCC Rm F150 8AM-4:00PM* *With breaks at meal times.

Morning Spiritual Practices Friends of Bill 4 shuttles will depart the church after the vespers service making Location: E148 stops at local hotels: Shuttle 1: departs church at 8:45 and makes drops at downtown hotels. Shuttle 2/3: depart church at 8:45 and make drops at Quiet Space convention center hotels (Doubletree, Hotel Eastland, Courtyard Marriot, Location: E147 Crowne Plaza). Shuttle 4: departs church at 9:00 and stops at all hotels.

Ministry Days 2015 Page 7 Worship Services Opening Worship: “Flare Up Like Flame” Tuesday, June 22 (8:30-10:00 AM) As we gather in covenant in Portland, we will ground ourselves in this dynamic location, recognize the challenges and triumphs of our ministries, and imagine the next steps toward our aspirations of fulfilling the calls that lead us onward. We will dedicate ourselves to children and families of colleagues. We will be called to awake, be bold and cast big shadows where the Spirit has both the space and the invitation to move and to play. We have much good news to bring to the world as we stand in a rich and complex past and craft new ways of proclaiming the love that holds us all. Will we do that? Boldly enough to cast big shadows? A Child Dedication Ceremony will be part of this morning's service. Evening Vespers: “Building Bridges” Tuesday, June 22 (7:30-8:30 PM) Join your UUMA and LREDA colleagues to experience healing and connection at this Vespers Service held at the First Unitarian Church of Portland. Led by ministers from across the country whose work is focused on Religious Education, this service is an opportunity to reconnect with one another and with the sources of joy, healing, strength, and inspiration in our ministries. 25/50 Worship Wednesday, June 23 (8:30-10:00 AM) Continuing a long tradition, UUMA Colleagues will gather Wednesday morning in celebration of Ministry. This year’s speakers, representing ministers ordained in 1965 and 1990, will be the Reverends Dave Weissbard (50-year class) and Gail Seavey (25-year class).  Dave Weissbard's mother's doctor brought him into the First UU Society in Albany NY in utero. Dave was the final graduate of the Theological School of the St Lawrence University. He served the First Parish in Bedford MA for 9 years; the Fairfax (VA) UU Church for 5; and the UU Church, Rockford IL for 27. The Rockford Congregation commissioned the Humanist section (No Other World) of Kendyl Gibbons & Jason Shelton's contata on the UU Sources.  Gail S. Seavey graduated from HDS and was ordained at her home church, the First Universalist Society of Rockport MA. She has served congregations in California, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and has been at her present call, The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, TN for 10 years. She presently serves on the TN Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, as the Executive Secretary for Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (NOAH) a Gamaliel affiliate, as a Meadville Lombard Theological School teaching pastor and as a UUMA coach. She has been married to artist James Seavey for 46 years – together they have two grown sons and two young granddaughters. Singers of the Living Tradition Donald A. Milton III, Director Choir for the 25/50 Year Worship Service (Wednesday 8:30 AM) The Service of the Living Tradition (Thursday 7:30 PM) All Are Welcome! UUMA Members, Aspirants and Candidates, LREDA members, UUMN members, spouses and partners. Rehearsal Times: Monday, June 22: 4:30-6:00 PM Tuesday, June 23: 5:30-6:30 PM

♦ Chaplains are available to community members who need immediate ministerial support or guidance.

Chaplain Coordinator: Chaplain On Call: Chaplain On Call: Fritz Hudson Jim VanderWeele Nancy Palmer Jones 402-617-3055 504-913-5672 408-952-9418 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Page 8 Ministry Days 2015 Keynote Speaker Rev. Rob Hardies “Giving the World the Best of Unitarian Universalism” “Is Unitarian Universalism a faith worth giving my life to?” “Is the ministry a vocation worth devoting my life to?” These are questions that I and many colleagues I know have asked from time to time. These questions—and others like them—led me on a journey to discover the riches of our Unitarian Universalist faith. A journey that has culminated for me in a resounding “yes”—in a joyful affirmation of our faith and our ministry. This year at ministry days I’d like to share with you—my colleagues—some of this journey, as well as the grounds for and content of my “yes.” Together, I’d like us to explore the riches of our tradition, and how they can help us meet the challenges and opportunities of ministry in the 21st century. Now more than ever the world needs the best of what Unitarian Universalism has to offer. About the Presenter Rob Hardies was called at the age of 29 to be senior minister of All Souls Church, Unitarian in Washington, DC. He is now completing 14 years of ministry in this vibrant and diverse congregation in the heart of our nation’s capital. In 2009, Rob helped lead the struggle to make DC the seventh jurisdiction in the nation to embrace marriage equality. DC’s mayor signed that historic legislation in the sanctuary of All Souls Church. In 2014 the Washington City Paper, DC’s alternative weekly, voted All Souls Church the “Best House of Worship” in Washington, and Rob its “Best Religious Leader.” Rob has served as adjunct faculty at Starr King School for the Ministry, Meadville Lombard Theological School and Wesley Theological Seminary where, in 2011, he completed a doctoral project focused on the spiritual lives and devotional practices of 19th century Unitarians and Transcendentalists.

Tuesday Collegial Conversations Mentoring: Reflections on the UUMA/UUA Mentor Training Program - Allison Palm & Alicia Forde (Location: D135) Quality mentoring relationships are one of the keys to a successful start in ministry. Join us to reflect on the ways in which mentoring has shaped our ministries and the potential to expand and strengthen mentoring in the UUMA/UUA. Ministry in the 21st Century - Don Southworth & Kent Matthies (Location: D136) The religious landscape is changing rapidly in the 21st century. How is it affecting our ministry and what are we doing to better prepare for it? Join a conversation about entrepreneurial ministry and adapting for the future. Planning on Retirement? - Dick Gilbert & Jim Eller (Location: F149) Josiah Royce wrote that “a person may be regarded as a human life lived according to a plan.” However, it has also been said that life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans. Between those extremes we find retirement. Let’s explore the spiritual space “in between.” The Visible and Invisible in Ministry: Reflections from Ministers of Color - Mitra Rahnema & Walter LeFlore (Location: D140) Colleagues will share chapter excerpts from the UUMA Committee for Antiracism and Multiculturalism's upcoming book project. What happens when the person at the center of institutional power is a minister of color? What skills are necessary to respond well to racial dynamics in historically white institutions?

Ministry Days 2015 Page 9 Tuesday Collegial Conversations (Continued) Ministry in the Age of Ferguson - Josh Pawelek (Location: D139) In the aftermath of ongoing, high profile police shootings of unarmed Black and Hispanic people, the work of racial justice in the United Sates has taken on increasingly greater significance for many UU clergy. We'll hear accounts from clergy on the front lines and reflect together on the question “What is Ministry in the Age of Ferguson?” Got a Coach? - Coaching Task Force - Julie Taylor & Coaching Program Participants (Location: D133-D134) The UUMA Coaching Program is an opportunity to take your ministry to the next level. Join us to learn what coaching is and is not, to hear from coaches and coachees about their experiences and to sign up for a free 15- minute mini coaching session during GA with one of our UUMA trained coaches. Proposed Addition to the UUMA Guidelines: A New Section in the Standards of Practice on Social Media and Online Ministry - UUMA Guidelines Committee & Fritz Hudson (Location: E145) Members of the Guidelines Committee will summarize their study of social media in the context of our Guidelines, which resulted in their proposed addition to the Standards of Professional Practice. They will explain the proposal and offer additional recommendations for study of the our Code of Conduct with respect to collegial relationships in the context of online and entrepreneurial ministries. Proposed Changes to the UUMA Bylaws - Duane Fickeisen (Location: E146) The Board of Trustees has recommended several Bylaw changes for consideration. These include enabling off- site, on-line participation and voting in our Annual Meeting, eliminating paper ballots when elections are uncontested, enabling the formation of non-geographically-defined chapters, and aligning the Bylaws with our form of policy-based governance and practices. UUMA Secretary Duane Fickeisen will review the changes and invite conversation about them. Sustaining the Call for a UUMA Endowment Fund - Sarah Moldenhauer-Salazar and Kendyl Gibbons (Location: E141-E142) The Sustaining the Call Campaign is one year old! In this first year we have established a team of Ambassadors, held celebrations and conversations at the Institute and Ministry Days and touched every UUMA member in person, by email, or by letter. Every one of these communal efforts increased campaign participation! Now let’s up the ante! In what new, creative, fun, and inspired ways can we engage people in the campaign? There are so many outside-of-the box possibilities! Please join in this lively conversation with members of the Stewardship Advisory Team, Sustaining the Call Ambassadors, and the UUMA Endowment Director. A Collegial Conversation on... Collegiality! - Peter Friedrichs and Deborah Raible (Location: E147) Join members of the UUMA's new Collegial Development Committee for a conversation on the challenges we face in developing and maintaining collegial relationships in our ministries and our plans for the future. Possible topics of discussion will include: differing collegial needs over the lifespan of ministry; challenges to collegial relationships in non-congregational settings; whether and how we hold each other accountable to our covenant in meaningful ways; availability of training and resources (including technology) to enhance and deepen collegiality; and the Collegial Development Committee's strategic plan. Supporting Our Partners and Spouses - Linda Olson Peebles & Wendy Wooden (Location: E148) Our families are often our most important support systems for healthy ministry. The last few years the UUMA has been doing more to support ministers’ families (offering free child care, giving stipends to volunteers for child/elder care, child dedications at Ministry Days) but we haven’t done as much for our partners and spouses. Join a conversation with members of the UU Ministers Partners and Spouses network and our UUMA President to brainstorm how we can better support those whose love and care sustain our ministries and our lives.

Page 10 Ministry Days 2015 Tuesday Collegial Conversations (Continued) Transitions and Search - Keith Kron (Location: E143-E144) What congregational information is critical to your search discernment? - How has settlement and transitions changed in Unitarian Unversalist ministry? What needs further change? Colleagues are invited to come and join in a conversation with the Transitions Director, Rev. Keith Kron, about what he’s learned, his collaboration with UUA regional staff about how to make the process work more effectively, and to listen to input from you as we move forward. Issues to be included—the search process, developmental ministry, and trends for the future. Life After the RSCCs - Sarah Lammert, David Pettee, Wayne Arnason, Howard Dana &Jennifer Ryu (Location: D137-D138) What will life for ministerial aspirants/candidates look like in a world without the RSCCs…and what might the UUMA’s role become? Join a conversation with the members of the UUA staff, MFC and UUMA Board for a conversation. UUMA Connect: Clergy Small Groups - Emily DeTar & Tom Schade (Location: Portland Ballroom 254-255) Imagine how collegiality might change if every UUMA member had a small group of colleagues to meet with for learning, support and accountability? The next big project for UUMA Connect is to begin on-going, on-line groups for study, reflection and connection. Join us to dream together about how we might build an online small group program. Additional Programming Unitarian Universalist Minsters’ Partners (UUMPS) On Tuesday, June 23 at 2:45 p.m. the UUMA will be holding their collegial conversations. One of these conversations will be about how the UUMA can better support partners and spouses, and UUMPS are invited to attend. This collegial conversation will be held in Room E148. On Wednesday, June 24 from 10:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. all UUMPS are invited to attend our own “annual meeting” which will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Room E148. We’ll take the opportunity to briefly check-in then break into smaller groups for more in-depth sharing. Informally, plans for lunch or other get-togethers while in Portland can be made. UU Clergy Couples (First Unitarian Church) On Tuesday, June 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Clergy Couples invites all clergy couples to gather for dinner and fellowship. The gathering will begin at 5:30 in the Channing Room at the First Unitarian Church of Portland. Contact Heather Rion-Starr (541-390-6052) with any questions. Child Care Available. Berry Street Lecture “Mission Impossible: Why Failure is Not an Option” Essayist: Rev. Sean Parker Dennison Rev. Sean Parker Dennison is a graduate of Starr King School for the Ministry and was ordained in 2000. He has served congregations in Stockton, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Luis Obispo, CA and is now the minister of Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry, IL. He also considers his active social media presence a part of his ministry, including posting daily prayers to Twitter and Facebook since 2011. Sean has served Unitarian Universalism in a number of ways over the years: serving on the Accountability Group for the Justice General Assembly 2012; chairing the Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee; serving on the UU Ministers Association nominating committee, serving on the Starr King School for the Ministry Board of Trustees and as chair of the Admissions Committee, and helping found TrUUsT—an organization for transgender ministers and religious professionals in the UUA. In addition, Sean is a parent to two grown children, a grandfather, a photographer, painter, and poet.

Ministry Days 2015 Page 11 Congratulations! Congratulations and thanks to the following UUMA Members, ordained in 1990, whose service to our Association has reached the 25-year mark. Thomas Anastasi Nancy Arnold Arthur Berman Roger Bertschausen Leonetta Bugleisi Margaret E. Corletti Joan Armstrong Davis Rodney Debs William Feinberg Donald Fielding Axel Gehrmann Beth Grahm Leslie H. Heyboer Patricia Hoertdoerfer Joseph Kiovsky Deborah Mero Beth L. Miller John T. Morehouse Robert L. Morriss Karin Peterson Robert Renjilian Donald Robinson Gail Seavey Richard SpeckRichard Myles Stower Lynn Strauss Glenda Walker

Congratulations and thanks to the following UUMA Members, ordained in 1965, whose service to our Association has reached the 50-year mark.

Rolfe Gerhardt Gordon Gibson Duke Gray Ralph Mero Mason Olds Peter Richardson Robert Sallies David Sammons Michael Young David Weissbard Ministry Days 2016 Below are those ministers who will be celebrating anniversaries in June of 2016. If you believe your name to be on this list in error, or think your name has been omitted please contact Janette Lallier ([email protected], 617-848- 0498.) To be included on the ballot please notify us by Nov. 1, 2015. The following UUMA Members, ordained in 1991, will celebrate 25 years of service: Sue Ayer Helen Baylies Rebecca Blodgett Michael Brown Linda Bunyard Marie deYoung Kelly Flood James Ford Cynthia Frado Elaine Gehrmann Barbara Haugen Olivia Holmes Linda Weaver Horton Judith Jock Cynthia Johnson Elizabeth Kerman Clarence LaSonde Kirk Loadman-Copeland James McKinley Joel Miller Barbara Morgan Sarah Oelberg Aaron Payson Thomas Perchlik Lisa Presley Richelle Russell Douglas Wadkins Nan White James Wickman Edward Wight Mark Worth Sheryl Wurl

The following UUMA Members, ordained in 1966, will celebrate 50 years of service: Joseph Bassett Charles Grady Larry Hutchison Michael O'Kelly David Rankin Don Vaughn-Foerster Allen Wells Jerry Wright Thank You to All Our 2014-2015 Volunteers! If you are interested in serving as a Volunteer, fill out your profile on UUMA.org to let us know about your interests. Board of Trustees Nominating Committee Linda Olson-Peebles Yvonne Strejcek Linda Olson-Peebles Devorah Greenstein Josh Snyder Laura Horton-Ludwig Jennifer Ryu Shawn Newton Olivia Holmes Emily Brault CENTER Committee BTC: Entrepreneurial Minis- Duane H. Fickeisen Clyde Grubbs Vanessa Southern try Design Team Fritz Hudson Mark Ward Tom Schade Peter Morales Patricia Hart Meghan Cefalu Brock Leach Josh Pawelek Guidelines Committee Darrick Jackson Scotty McLennan Meg Riley Lynn Gardner Cheryl M. Walker Committee for Anti-Racism Erin Gingrich Elaine Peresluha Taquiena Boston & Multiculturalism Natalie Fenimore Kent Matthies Josh Pawelek Jeremy Nickel Julie Taylor Collegial Development Nori Rost Karen Fraser Gitlitz Marta Valentin Committee Mitra Rahnema Michelle Favreault Peter Friedrichs Walter LeFlore UUMA Connect Deborah Raible Lauren Smith Stewardship and Coordinating Team Claire Feingold-Thoryn Karen Hutt Development Team Tom Schade Brian Kiely Marlin Lavanhar Kate Walker Marni Harmony Kendyl Gibbons Robin Tanner Ashley Horan Ken MacLean Christian Schmidt Sarah Moldenhaur Salazar

Page 12 Ministry Days 2015 Unitarian Universalist Minister’s Association Annual Meeting Agenda Wednesday, June 24, 2015 — Portland, OR  Invocation and Call to Order Linda Olson Peebles, President  Worship: A Celebration of Our Ministry  Approval of 2014 Annual Meeting Minutes Duane Fickeisen, Secretary  Appointment of Parliamentarian (Eric Kaminetzky) and Time Keeper (Jennifer Ryu)  Adoption of Rules & Procedures:  No person may speak for more than three minutes on any one item.  No person may speak more than once on any one item as long as anyone else wishes the floor.  After initial presentation, debate time for each item requiring a vote shall be ten minutes. After ten minutes, a motion shall be automatically put, “Shall debate be extended for ten minutes?” Any time that a majority shall fail to extend time, debates shall be closed and the question on the floor put to a vote.  Any proposal by the Board of Trustees shall automatically come before the body. Items to be presented under Other Business, must be presented in written form to the secretary or president before 9:00 am, Wednesday, June 17, 2015.  Announcement of Streaming and On-Line Participation  President’s Report Linda Olson Peebles  Executive Director’s Report Don Southworth, Executive Director  Treasurer’s Report, Adoption of 2015-2016 Budget Olivia Holmes, Treasurer  Nominating Committee Report and Vote Mark Ward, Chair  By-Law Revisions Duane Fickeisen  Guidelines Committee Report Guidelines Committee  Proposed New Section of Standards of Professional Conduct Section V.  UUMA Endowment Campaign Stewardship Development Team  Committee for Antiracism, Anti-Oppression, and Multiculturalism Report Josh Pawelek, Chair  Other Business  Installation of Incoming UUMA Board and Nominating Committee Members  Recognitions and Thanks  Benediction  Adjournment

Ministry Days 2015 Page 13 2016 Operating Budget FY16 FY15 to FY15 FY14 FY14 FY13 FY13 Proposed 4/24/2015 Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Income 4101 Membership Dues 458,900.00 382,179.50 335,000.00 468,348.19 452,000.00 457,130.66 446,060.00 4200 Interest & Misc. Income 500.00 614.15 1,000.00 5,779.69 1,000.00 1,961.38 2,000.00 4300 UUMA Program Fees 64,480.00 65,510.00 83,500.00 27,540.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4310 Ministry Days 110,000.00 33,108.00 110,000.00 126,470.00 110,000.00 106,406.47 92,700.00 4320 Institute for Excellence 25,000.00 348,599.46 300,000.00 142,206.00 100,000.00 294,262.44 206,000.00 4400 Scholarship for Continuing Education 5,000.00 745.00 3,000.00 14,910.00 5,000.00 2,618.72 10,000.00 4450 Life Member and Other Donations 12,000.00 8,869.00 12,000.00 0.00 4500 Publications 200.00 5,294.65 500.00 175.73 750.00 732.56 500.00 4600 25/50 Worship Collection 15,000.00 10.00 15,000.00 16,446.35 15,000.00 17,751.58 12,000.00 4700 Grant Money Received 80,000.00 65,000.00 80,000.00 38,500.00 0.00 104,000.00 70,000.00 Total Income 771,080.00 909,929.76 940,000.00 840,375.96 683,750.00 984,863.81 839,260.00 Expenses 5100 Vision: Relationship to Unitarian Universalism 5101 Church Staff Finances 500.00 0.00 650.00 96.00 650.00 0.00 150.00 5103 UUMA Sermon Awards 550.00 0.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 5104 Int'l Collegiality 1,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,135.00 1,500.00 2,709.58 1,500.00 5105 Collaborative Outreach 9,000.00 876.12 4,000.00 2,848.69 4,500.00 3,930.00 4,500.00 5106 25/50 Worship Collection Disbursements 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 16,446.35 15,000.00 17,751.58 12,000.00 TOTAL 5100 Vision: Relationship to Unitarian Universalism 31,050.00 876.12 21,200.00 21,076.04 22,200.00 24,941.16 18,700.00 5200 Vision: Continuing Education 5201 CENTER 220,500.00 116,870.39 131,500.00 71,982.63 49,000.00 79,744.83 51,000.00 5202 Scholarships Given 5,000.00 18,203.94 20,000.00 5,315.00 5,000.00 20,290.09 20,000.00 5203 Institute for Excellence In Ministry 5,000.00 473,285.45 450,000.00 18,016.92 60,000.00 428,039.40 290,000.00 Total 5200 Vision: Continuing Education 230,500.00 608,359.78 601,500.00 95,314.55 114,000.00 528,074.32 361,000.00 5300 Vision: ARAOM 5301 Committe for AnitRacism Multiculturalism 15,500.00 7,006.54 8,000.00 3,558.16 8,500.00 7,694.04 7,500.00 Total 5300 Vision: ARAOM 15,500.00 7,006.54 8,000.00 3,558.16 8,500.00 7,694.04 7,500.00 5400 Vision: Collegial Development 5401 Good Offices 7,000.00 376.12 4,000.00 159.00 3,000.00 1,221.82 3,000.00 5402 Good Offices--Chapter (FY15 closed into 5401) 0.00 0.00 0.00 179.67 1,500.00 232.16 1,500.00 5403 Collegial Development 7,500.00 5,081.48 5,000.00 0.00 3,000.00 0.00 2,500.00 5404 Ministry Days Expenses 110,000.00 2,102.37 110,000.00 120,950.60 110,000.00 103,262.40 90,000.00 Total 5400 Vision: Collegial Development 124,500.00 7,559.97 119,000.00 121,289.27 117,500.00 104,716.38 97,000.00 5500 Vision: Org Health & Effectiveness 5501 Board Meetings 61,500.00 35,588.92 59,000.00 59,259.59 56,480.00 55,876.41 56,500.00 5502 Chapter Subsidy 20,000.00 6,400.00 16,000.00 11,900.00 12,000.00 11,900.00 12,000.00 5503 Pre GA Training (GOP/Chapter) 10,000.00 0.00 10,000.00 11,023.90 12,000.00 7,862.75 10,000.00 5504 Publications Expenses 15,400.00 15,262.88 15,400.00 14,196.14 17,000.00 11,515.73 14,500.00 5505 Computer/Fax Hard/Software 1,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 5506 Bonding/Insurance 600.00 512.00 600.00 549.00 600.00 524.00 650.00 5507 Financial Review / Audit 3,000.00 0.00 3,000.00 1,050.00 3,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 5508 Guidelines Committee 6,500.00 3,196.05 5,500.00 4,726.44 4,000.00 179.57 5,000.00 5509 Communications/Technology Team 500.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,223.46 2,000.00 528.10 1,000.00 5510 Nominating Committee 1,500.00 180.93 1,500.00 600.17 2,000.00 1,655.45 2,000.00 5511 Stewardship Development (formerly Finance Committee) 10,000.00 5,831.09 6,000.00 2,559.74 3,000.00 0.00 0.00 5512 Personnel Committee 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 5514 President's Travel Expenses 1,500.00 1,585.23 1,000.00 55.00 1,500.00 1,204.58 1,500.00 5515 Sabbatical Support 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,860.00 0.00 0.00 5516 Staff Travel/Professional Expenses 16,500.00 12,495.85 17,500.00 20,018.35 17,000.00 16,773.99 16,000.00 Total 5500 Vision: Org Health & Effectiveness 148,000.00 81,052.95 137,500.00 127,161.79 141,440.00 109,020.58 122,350.00

Page 14 Ministry Days 2015 2016 Operating Budget 5600 Operating Expenses 5601 Office Expenses 12,550.00 5,915.32 12,050.00 29,524.73 22,000.00 18,898.06 20,300.00 5602 Payroll Expense 800.00 537.65 800.00 534.37 1,000.00 557.67 1,000.00 5603 Bank/Credit Card Fees 18,850.00 21,211.64 15,850.00 12,835.23 14,300.00 15,612.79 20,400.00 5604 UUMA Storage Reimbursement 3,000.00 2,500.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 5606 Misc Expense 0.00 1,642.46 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 5610 Staff Salary Reimbursement 206,640.00 166,891.19 195,786.60 191,772.00 175,800.00 170,043.12 161,635.00 5615 Staff Benefits 68,832.32 49,306.75 60,191.88 61,050.77 64,010.00 55,571.14 55,375.00 Total 5600 Operating Expenses 310,672.32 248,005.01 287,678.48 308,717.10 280,110.00 263,682.78 262,710.00 5700 Grants 5703 Grant Money Expended 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,000.00 0.00 70,000.00 570311 UUFP Grant Project 1 (WAW) - General Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 570312 UUFP Grant Project 2 (WAON) - General Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,237.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 570313 UUFP Grant Project 3 (Online Learning) - General Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 18,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 570321 POTE Grant Project 1 (WAON) - General Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,762.25 0.00 570322 POTE Grant Project 2 - (Facilitating Cultural Change) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,100.00 0.00 570333 AS Grant Project 3 (BTC) - General Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,828.51 0.00 570341 SLR Grant Project 1 (Mentoring) - General Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 30,447.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 570342 SLR Grant Project 2 (BTC) - General Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 570400 Other Grants 0.00 1,246.06 0.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 5703 Grant Money Expended 0.00 1,246.06 0.00 82,185.48 6,000.00 27,690.76 70,000.00 Total Expenses 860,222.32 954,106.43 1,174,878.48 759,302.39 689,750.00 1,065,820.02 939,260.00 2201 Deferred Income (Institute Income FY2016) 20,000.00 -178,000.00 3101 Non Restricted Fund Balance -40,000.00 21,121.52 1,359.83 -10,000.00 1,982.00 3103 Board Designated Fund - Ministry Days 5,519.40 3,144.00 3104 Board Designated Fund - ARAOM -8,752.38 3105 Board Designated Fund - Institute -160,000.00 124,189.08 40,000.00 -133,777.00 -90,000.00 3106 Board Designated Fund - Audit Reserve 2,000.00 1,950.00 1,000.00 3107 Board Designated Fund - Staff Benefits -1,854.26 3,000.00 3108 Board Designated Fund - Endowment Funds -10,000.00 10,000.00 3201 Board Restricted Fund - Scholarships -5,097.67 -7,000.00 9,595.00 6,829.00 -10,000.00 3202B Restricted Fund - UUFP Grants: UUMA-Wide Conv. (new name) -10,000.00 16,000.00 3202C Restricted Fund - UUFP Grants: Online Learning -18,000.00 18,000.00 3202D Restricted Fund - UUFP Grants: WAW Handbook -6,000.00 6,000.00 3202E Restricted Fund - UUFP Grant: CARM Book -10,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 3203D Restricted Fund - PoTE Grants WAON -7,237.75 7,238.00 3203E Restricted Fund - PoTE Grants Entrepreneurial Ministry 3203F Restricted Fund - PoTE Grants WLOC (New - FY2015) -10,000.00 15,000.00 0.00 3203G Restricted Fund - PoTE BTC (New - FY 2015 - 50K-expenses) -27,292.27 7,000.00 -5,100.00 3204C Restricted Fund - AS Grants 50,000.00 0.00 -6,000.00 -28,237.00 3204D Restricted Fund - AS Grants Institute Scholarships 0.00 -10,000.00 3205B Restricted Fund - SLR Grants Mentoring -2,500.00 -30,447.73 35,000.00 3205A Restricted Fund - SLR Grants BTC -26,000.00 35,000.00

Total Fund Distribution -89,142.32 0.00 -246,378.48 81,073.57 24,000.00 -49,921.00 -100,000.00 Difference 0.00 -44,176.67 11,500.00 0.00 -30,000.00 -31,035.21 0.00

Ministry Days 2015 Page 15 Endowment Report Pledges Total Number of Participating Members as of 4/29 147 Total Number of Dollars Pledged as of 4/29 $ 249,770.57

FY16 Proposed FY15 To 4/24/2015 Income 4800 Endowment Income 4801 Endowment Contributions 150,000.00 67,235.63 4802 Endowment Investment Income - Unrealized 262.14 4803 Endowment Investment Income - Realized 161.20 Total 4800 Endowment Income $ 150,000.00 $ 67,658.97 Expenses 5800 Endowment Expenses 5802 Endowment - Investment Fees 111.06 5804 Endowment Director 18,000.00 6,013.50 5516D Endowment Director Travel/Professional Expenses 1,000.00 Total 5800 Endowment Expenses $ 19,000.00 $ 6,124.56 Difference $ 131,000.00 $ 61,534.41 Fund History Fund Balance History Balance: 7/1/2014 FY14 Changes Balance: 7/1/2013 FY13 Changes Balance: 7/1/2012* 1000 UU Common Endowment $10,303 $10,303 2201 Deferred Income $174,099 -($4,758) $178,858 3101 Non Restricted Fund Balance $4,286 $1,360 $2,926 $1,982 $944 3103 Board Designated Fund - Ministry Days $16,372 $5,519 $10,853 $3,144 $7,709 3104 Board Designated Fund - ARAOM $8,752 $0 $8,752 $0 $8,752 3105 Board Designated Fund - Institute $135,204 $124,189 $11,015 -($133,777) $144,792 3105 Board Designated Fund - Audit Reserve $2,950 $1,950 $1,000 $1,000 $0 3105 Board Designated Fund - Staff Benefits $1,146 -($1,854) $3,000 $3,000 $0 3105 Board Designated Fund - Endowment Funds $0 -($10,000) $10,000 $10,000 $0 3200 Restricted Funds $0 $0 3201 Restricted Fund - Scholarships $24,966 $9,595 $15,371 $6,829 $8,543 3202 Restricted Fund - UUFP Grants $0 $0 3202C Online Learning $0 -($18,000) $18,000 $18,000 $0 3202D WAW Handbook $0 -($6,000) $6,000 $6,000 $0 3203 Restricted Fund - PoTE Grants 3203B WAW Grant $0 3203C Facilitation Cultural Change $0 -($5,100) $5,100 3203D Who Are Our Neighbors $0 -($7,238) $7,238 $7,238 $0 3204 Restricted Fund - AS Grants 3204C Beyond the Call $21,763 $21,763 -($28,237) $50,000 3204D Institute Scholarships $0 -($10,000) $10,000 3205 Restricted Fund - Society for Liberal Religion 3205A Beyond the Call $9,000 -($26,000) $35,000 $35,000 $0 3205B Mentoring $4,552 -($30,448) $35,000 $35,000 $0

Total Fund Destribution $228,992 $43,074 $185,919 -($49,921) $235,840 * FY Fund Balance as tied to 2012 review report

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PREAMBLE To enhance our ministerial skills, effectiveness, and leadership, we, the ministers of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), do provide and fulfill our mission, we maintain the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, which in this document shall hereinafter be called the UUMA. I - Functions and Purposes Mission and Vision II - Membership III - Membership Application, Obligation and Removal IV - Funds and Dues V - Endowment VI - Meetings VII - Officers VIII - The Board of Trustees IX - The Executive Director X - Standing Committees XI - Nominating Committee and Elections XII - Professional Rights Guidelines for the Conduct of Ministry XIII - Chapters XIV - Amendments ARTICLE I - FUNCTIONS AND PURPOSES MISSION AND VISION Section 1. The mission of the UUMA is to nurture excellence in ministry through collegiality, continuing education, and collaboration. Section 2. The Board will operate with an explicit vision (described in our policies) in order to fulfill the mission. Section 3. In keeping with our rich history, our purposes are: Section 1: To support and promote the Unitarian Universalist movement, its societies and agencies, and its Association. Section 2: To assist ministers, congregations, agencies, and the denomination in interpreting the ministry. Section 3: To improve the professional capabilities and skills of the ministers in the UUMA. Section 4: To assist the UUA and other denominational agencies in efforts relating to the ministry. Section 5: To aid ministers through chapters, clusters, and support groups to feel an important tie to colleagues, a sense of commitment to one another, and a concern for the professional rights of the ministry. Section 6: To promote the professional rights of UUMA members and to protect these rights against any violation. Section 7: To maintain Guidelines for the Conduct of Ministry and to support those Guidelines through provisions for handling grievances, censuring violators, and sanctioning offending parties. Section 8: To covenant together to abide by the sanctions duly arrived at through the accepted procedures of the UUMA. Section 9: To defend the tradition of freedom in all church, denominational, and ministerial relations, tempered only by our obligations to one another as colleagues and the standards set forth in the Guidelines for the Conduct of Ministry.

Ministry Days 2015 Page 17 Bylaw Revisions ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP Section 1: Membership shall be restricted to members who meet the following standards: B. LIFE: At the discretion of the Board of Trustees, Life Membership may be granted to UUMA members who retire from the active ministry as defined by the UUMA Board. UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee. A minimum of five years as a member of the UUMA in good standing is required for those wishing Life Membership status. Membership dues shall be waived for Life Members. C. ASSOCIATE LIFE: UUMA - Associate Members who retire from the active ministry may be granted Associate Life membership upon application verifying their retired status. Dues shall be waived for Associate Life members. Associate Life members shall retain all the rights of Associate Members. In case of any question about Associate Life membership status, the decision of the Board of Trustees shall be final. Section 3: STUDENTS who have attained Candidate status with the Ministerial Fellowship Committee shall be eligible for Candidate membership. Such membership shall be non-voting and include such privileges as the Board of Trustees may determine, but shall include the right to attend UUMA meetings and to be covered the responsibility to abide by the provisions of the Guidelines for the Conduct of Ministry. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION, OBLIGATION, AND REMOVAL Section 1: Membership applications shall be considered in the categories listed in Article II under the following provisions: A. The applicant shall apply for membership to the Administrator in writing. Section 2: All applications for any category of membership, except Associate Membership, or change of category, shall come before the Board of Trustees at its next meeting be considered by the Executive Director and granted if the applicant meets eligibility criteria. Applications for Associate Membership shall come before the Board of Trustees. Each applicant shall be informed of the decision made. Any applicant denied membership may appeal for reconsideration to the Board of Trustees and/or the next UUMA Membership meeting through a notice filed with the Secretary of the UUMA. Action by a UUMA meeting shall be final. ARTICLE VI - MEETINGS Section 5: Ten percent of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the UUMA. Members who attend through electronic media shall be considered part of the quorum. Section 8: Any meeting of the UUMA will include only those who are members in good standing. ARTICLE VII - OFFICERS Section 4: The Board of Trustees will write detailed job descriptions for all officer and member-at-large positions. Outgoing Board members create revisions and improvements on their respective job descriptions to be approved by the entire Board of Trustees and sent to the Nominating Committee. Section 5: The President-Designate: A. In every third year beginning in 1997, a President-Designate shall be elected for a one-year term. Such President-Designate shall be automatically nominated the following year for the three-year term of President. Petition candidates may run against the President-Designate or the same person when he/she is nominated the following year for President. The President-Designate shall be a voting member of the Board of Trustees. B. The President-Designate, when such office is filled, shall work closely with the President to learn the duties, functions, and current efforts of the presidency. The President shall endeavor to keep the President-Designate informed of the ongoing work of the UUMA. The President-Designate is charged during his/her term to learn about the presidential duties, rather than to function in a separate policy role. ARTICLE IX - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Section 3: Groups and portfolios not explicitly named in Board policy or the Bylaws, fall under the Executive Director’s authority and responsibility. These include, but are not limited to: CENTER, Arrangements, and Communications.

Page 18 Ministry Days 2015 Bylaw Revisions ARTICLE XI - NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND ELECTIONS Section 2: Dating from 2013, the Nominating Committee shall choose candidates for three year terms as President, Vice President, and two at-large trustees. Every three years, dating from 2014, the Nominating Committee shall choose candidates for three-year terms for Treasurer, and one at-large trustee. Every three years, dating from 2012, the Nominating Committee shall choose candidates for a three-year terms for Secretary and a one-year term for a President-Designate. Each member of the Board of Trustees will serve a term of three years. The cycle of rotation for new Board members each year shall be: President, Vice President, and one at large position; Treasurer, and two at large positions; President-Designate and Secretary. Section 4: The President shall be responsible for making sure that the Nominating Committee selects a chairperson after its election. The President shall make certain that this chairperson observes the various bylaws and Board policies relating to nominating procedures. In the case of a failure of the Nominating Committee to perform its proper functions, the President may with the consent of the Board of Trustees set up an emergency procedure for nominations. Such procedure shall be ratified by the next meeting of the UUMA. If the emergency proceeding procedure is not ratified, the UUMA meeting shall set up its own procedures for a special election. Section 7: The President shall cause to be sent to every voting member in good standing a ballot listing list of all candidates for each office at least 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting. Section 8: All ballots The list shall be accompanied by statements and biographical information as provided by the candidates in such form as the Board of Trustees may specify. The ballot shall not indicate the method of a candidate's nomination, but any candidate may include this in his/her personal statement. The ballot shall be prepared in such manner as to insure that votes shall be secret. Section 9 8: If an election is contested, any voting member may request an absentee ballot, which shall be returned to the Secretary prior to the meeting in accordance with procedures announced by the Secretary. Any absentee ballot shall be counted if it reaches the Secretary by any means prior to the opening of the membership meeting. Any person casting an absentee ballot shall be solely responsible for its safe receipt. Any voting member, who has not cast an absentee ballot, may vote in person or on-line at the membership meeting under such procedures as shall be adopted as the rules of the meeting. All balloting shall be secret. Section 10: No ballot, however cast, shall be opened prior to the closing of the polls at the annual meeting. The Secretary shall be in charge of the ballot count along with two tellers either appointed by the President or elected, as the membership meeting shall decide. Any candidate for any office may appoint an observer to be present at the ballot count. In case of any dispute on the counting of a ballot the judgment of the Secretary and tellers shall be final. ARTICLE XII - CONCERNS, COMPLAINTS, AND GRIEVANCES GUIDELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF MINISTRY Section 1: A Code of Conduct shall be established and published by the UUMA for its members. This Code shall specify the standards of conduct for ministry to which members may be held accountable through complaints/grievances brought by colleagues and disciplinary actions of the Board of Trustees. The procedure for such actions shall be as specified in the Accountability section of the Code. The UUMA shall maintain a set of Standards for Professional Practice to advise members of established wisdom, shared expectations, and best practices in the work of ministry. All provisions of the Code of Conduct and Standards for Professional Practice shall be reviewed at least every four years. ARTICLE XIII - CHAPTERS Section 1: The UUMA voting members in any geographical area may organize and apply for chapter status to the Board of Trustees.

Ministry Days 2015 Page 19 Report of the Guidelines Committee The Guidelines Committee is a standing committee of the UUMA, charged with periodically reviewing The UUMA Guidelines for the Conduct of Ministry, studying issues as they arise, and when called for, suggesting changes. The current committee has been charged with reviewing our conduct around Social Media and Online Ministry and what if any alterations should be made to our Guidelines in order to reflect the changing context of our ministries, especially as they relate to our communication practices. Through web seminars in the fall, the feedback and suggestions on our Facebook page, our dialogue at the Institute, and other responses, we have learned something of the range of needs and concerns. We are aware that our membership includes those who are thoroughly immersed in social media and online ministry, those who choose not to engage at all, and others who are looking at social media and wondering whether or how to get involved. We have come to understand that our needs and concerns require adaptive solutions rather than technical ones. That is to say, we do not believe that specific technical solutions, such as suggestions about privacy settings within a particular platform, are sufficient, but rather a deeper conversation is called for. What might manifest initially as a very specific question (“should I have one Facebook page or two?”) turns out to require ethical thought about a number of issues. There are no one-size-fits-all answers. In addition to this discovery about the adaptive nature of the challenges, we now realize that there are several conversations happening at once. The first conversation is about the practical issues to consider when engaging in social media and online ministry, and the resulting ethical implications. This conversation is directly related to the questions we raised in our report last June, which provided the guide for our engagement with the membership this past fall and winter. This “Conversation #1” comes to you in the form of recommendations, and is ready for a vote to engage in a Year of Study. Conversations #2 and #3 are not yet ready for such a vote. Conversation #2 is about how we relate to each other and to our institutions online, and how this shapes the online public’s view of Unitarian Universalism. Conversation #3 is about the changing nature of our ministry: with the increasing emphasis on ministry beyond the walls of the congregation, and the many new ways of engaging with Unitarian Universalism online, there is much more potential overlaps among ministries and ministers. We want our Guidelines to support a network of vibrant, interconnected ministries and our current Guidelines do not address the issues that we see arising. We are not yet ready to make recommendations on Conversations 2 and 3: more consultation is needed. In the coming year we will be asking for your thoughts on these topics, so that we may bring recommendations to you next year, in June of 2016. Our hope is that by engaging in a conversation about all three in the coming year, we will emerge with a deeper understanding of the ethical implications of our online choices and the potential to create vibrant and engaging Unitarian Universalist ministries online and on the ground. It is a privilege to serve you. Guidelines Committee Members 2014-2015 Michelle Favreault, Karen Fraser Gitlitz (Chair), Natalie Fenimore, Erin Gingrich, Jeremy Nickel, Meg Riley Proposed Guidelines Revision New Section: V. Social Media and Online Ministry Preamble Colleagues who contemplate or are already engaged in social media and online ministries should consider the following questions to guide their presence online, cognizant that our Code of Conduct applies to social media and online presence as well as other forms of communication. Given the rapidly evolving nature of social media and the potential for public access to many of the forms of social media, we encourage review of these questions from time to time. A resource list, which will be regularly updated, is provided to aid in reflection and consideration of best practices. (Footnote with link to resource page.) Questions 1. Who will be able to access what you create on this platform? How should that affect how you use it? 2. What privacy options does this platform make available to you? How might you use them? 3. Can people of all ages access the information you will make public through this platform? If so, what impact should that have on the way you use this platform? 4. When you begin or end a Ministry, how will that change the way you use this platform? 5. How do you distinguish between your personal and professional opinion on this platform? How do you convey when you're speaking for yourself and when you're speaking from the authority and accountability of your role? Are these distinctions possible? 6. What values guide you as you establish social media policies? What vision of healthy community are we striving for? 7. If we viewed everything we post as a reflection of Unitarian Universalism, as evangelism, how might that change what we share?

Page 20 Ministry Days 2015 UUMA At General Assembly Programs at the UUMA Booth Visit us at Booth #200 anytime the Stop by anytime to ask questions, meet and chat with the UUMA Exhibit Hall is open! Join the UUMA staff or learn more about what we’re up to. We’ve got special this week during General Assembly for programs happening at the booth as well. Join us for: any of these activities. Thursday, June 25 Taking Care of Business (10:00 - 11:00 AM) Our administrative staff will be on hand to answer all your admin Workshops questions. If you come and update your UUMA profile during this Making Space for Entrepreneurial hour, you’ll be entered into a drawing for 10% off your dues! Ministry, Inside and Around the Sustaining the Call to Ministry (2:30 - 3:30 PM) Parish Learn what you can do to ensure a healthy and vibrant future of Co-sponsored by the UUMA, UUSCM, our ministry. and UUA Friday, June 26 (3:00 PM - 4:15 PM) Friday, June 26 Location: E147-148 State of the UUMA (2:00 - 3:00 PM) Meet members of the hardworking UUMA Board of Trustees and Designing New Ministries challenge them to a round of trivia. Do you know more about the Co-sponsored by the UUMA and UUA UUMA than a Board Member?? Friday, June 26 (4:45 PM) Caring for your Minister (4:00 - 5:00 PM) Location: Oregon Ballroom 202 Tell your lay leaders to come by for this event. They can find out New Ways of Evaluation of about best practices for taking care of their minister and enter Ministers and Ministries themselves and their minister in a special drawing! Co-sponsored by the UUMA and UUA Saturday, June 27 Saturday, June 27 (1:15 PM) Program Fair (12:00 - 1:00 PM) Location: Portland Ballroom 254 Join us for fair-style games, prizes and UUMA program info. The Many Faces of Community Building the Future of Ministry (2:30 - 3:30 PM) Ministry Come build something new and learn about spiritual innovation Co-sponsored by the UUMA, UUSCM and our Entrepreneurial Ministry Program. and UUA Saturday, June 27 (3:00 PM) Sunday, June 28 Location: E145-146 Party with the UUMA Staff (1:30 - 2:30 PM)

We’ll have raffles, games and text giveaways at the booth all week! For program and prize alerts via text, text “@UUMinistersGA” to 23559

Ministry Days 2015 Page 21 A BIG UUMA “THANK YOU!” to all of you who have supported Sustaining the Call in this first year of the Campaign for a UUMA endowment. Thank you to the remarkable team of Sustaining the Call Ambassadors: Sara E. Ascher (Mass Bay Chapter) Wendy Bartel (Pacific Central Chapter) Beverly M. Boke (Ballou Channing Chapter) Melissa J. Carvill Ziemer (Ohio-Meadville Chapter) Dawn S. Cooley (Heartland Chapter) Jennifer F. Crow (Prairie Star Chapter) Bonnie M. Dlott (Pacific Central Chapter) Diane R. Dowgiert (Pacific Southwest Chapter) Mark H. Edmiston-Lange (Southwest Chapter) Rebecca A. Edmiston-Lange (Southwest Chapter) Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry (Mountain Desert Chapter) Megan L. Foley (Chesapeake Chapter) Peter A. Friedrichs (Priestley Kingsbury Chapter) John E. Gibbons (Mass Bay Chapter) Marni P. Harmony (Florida Chapter) Olivia Holmes (Northern New England Chapter) Eric Kaminetzky (Pacific Northwest Chapter) Kathryn E. Kandarian (Mountain Desert Chapter) Daniel L. King (Ballou Channing Chapter) Cynthia L. Landrum (Heartland Chapter) Morgan R. McLean (Priestley Kingsbury Chapter) Elizabeth L. Miller (Florida Chapter) Jake B. Morrill (Southeast Chapter) Fredric J. Muir (Chesapeake Chapter) Shawn Newton (UU Ministers of Canada Chapter) Jeanne M. Pupke (Southeast Chapter) Kathleen C. Rolenz (Ohio-Meadville Chapter) Paul S. Sawyer (Northern New England Chapter) Thomas R. Schade (Heartland Chapter) Ellen R. Spero (Clara Barton Chapter) Mark Stringer (Prairie Star Chapter) Alan Taylor (Central Midwest Chapter) Samuel A. Trumbore (St. Lawrence Chapter) Edward D. Wight (Metro New York Chapter) Sharon Wylie (Pacific Southwest Chapter) Constance B. Yost (Pacific Northwest Chapter) Thank you to all Founding Members for giving in the first year of the Campaign. Please stop by the Sustaining the Call table to pick up your Founders gift! It’s not too late to become a Founding Member (July 1st end date). Please give generously to support today’s and tomorrow’s ministries! You have the opportunity to make a gift in honor or remembrance of a colleague who has brightened your life of ministry with their radiance. (See instructions on pledge envelopes or at UUMA.com.) Let us honor the lives and legacy of those who came before us by assuring a strong future of collegiality and continuing education for our present and future colleagues. With gratitude and blessings, The UUMA Board, the UUMA Stewardship Advisory Team, and the Staff of the UUMA

Page 22 Ministry Days 2015 Ministry Meditations Nurture Each Other's Spirit

Members of the UUMA know that those who do the work of ministry, need ministering too.

Show how much you care for each other's spirit. Serve your colleagues and sign up to schedule time to record a Ministry Meditation at the CENTER table.

To see the meditations crafted just for UUMA members, visit connect.uuma.org/connect-blogs or visit Emily DeTar for more information. #UUMAMeditates

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Ministry Days 2015 Page 23 Page 24 Ministry Days 2015 Ministry Days 2015 Evaluation Form Your evaluation of Ministry Days is very important to us. Please take the time to complete the entire evaluation (front and back) and leave it at the registration table or with the Staff before departing Portland. You can also fill out this evaluation online at: http://www.uuma.org/surveys/default.asp?id=md2015 Please rate the following portions of Ministry Days. Use this scale for your responses: 1-Poor 2-Fair 3-Average 4-Good 5-Excellent N/A-you did not attend

Event Rating Comments

Monday Reception

Tuesday Worship

Tuesday Keynote

Talk with the UUMA Board

Tuesday Collegial Conversations

Talk with UUA President

Vespers

Wednesday Worship

Annual Meeting

Berry Street Lecture

Food

Accessibility

Child Care Ministry Days 2015 Evaluation Form (Continued) What was most important/meaningful for you during Ministry Days this year?

What could you do without?

What would you like to see different in 2016?

Anything else?