Posted on 08/29/2011 5:02:41 AM PDT by Cronos
Over the last two years at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (UUCD), as we continue to settle on "the Ridge" (Clapboard Ridge Road), we have had a great focus on growing our membership and growing our church.
...In this idea of shared ministry we view everything -- from leading Sunday worship, to religious education, to balancing "the books," to making sure the carpets are clean -- as a form of ministry.
Each of these activities serves the greater purpose of our spiritual community, serves each of our own spiritual journeys, and is thus a ministry.
...In his book "Moving On from Church Folly Lane," the Unitarian Universalist minister the Rev. Robert T. Latham writes, "... when the laity and the ministerial leadership arrive at mutual visions, respect what each brings to the table, and work in partnership, all of the energy and resources expended combine in common focus and mutual empowerment."
When this is met, Latham continues, "through shared ministry, the synergistic power of this mission and ministry is maximized because members, ministers and staff are on board with the congregation's reason for being and view it as a property of the whole." And so in service to growth, we bring our eyes toward giving our members genuine opportunities to "release their gifts" and share in the ministry of our congregation with our professional minister as well as the staff of UUCD.
We do so to help create the structure we will need to support expanded membership, as well as to bring us all together in a common vision for the future of our congregation and the future of having an effective presence in Danbury.
(Excerpt) Read more at newstimes.com ...
it is amazing how leftist, pro castro, pro hugo, pro danny ortega these idjits are....
Basically, the Universalists are a group of people who want to be SPIRITUAL....but they have no objective truth to believe. Overall, most of them follow old heresies dressed in new packaging. They tend to be very liberal in their thinking and “worship” knowledge and education. Ironically, their knowledge and education is usually not very well-rounded.
When I was a child, my mother would take us fairly often to a Unitarian “church” and, in fact, still goes.
Aside from its very leftist nature, I’ve never really figured out what it is supposed to be about. Unless it is meant to provide the form, but not the substance, of going to church. The purpose of that escapes me.
My only excuse: Coffee was still perking when I wrote my comment. That should have been: Ironically, their knowledge and education ARE usually not very well-rounded.
Subject-verb agreement improves with caffeine. ;-)
I attended a Unitarian funeral some years ago. I couldn’t tell who was in mourning, who died, who the minister was or when the service started.
People filed in, sat down and then just left on their own.
A large part of my family belong to this “church”.
Simply put, it’s “I’m ok, you’re ok”, and whatever you want to do around here (the building) is a “ministry”, and sense everybody is on a “spiritual journey”, we’re all going to heaven.
It’s a social club for leftists that meets on Sunday mornings.
If anyone can figure out what exactly this guy is saying, do ping me. UU seems to be an acronym for "spaced-out zombies, peace man!"
Well, this:
"... when the laity and the ministerial leadership arrive at mutual visions, respect what each brings to the table, and work in partnership, all of the energy and resources expended combine in common focus and mutual empowerment."
Sounds very much like what you'd encounter in evangelical circles influenced by management techniques from the business world.
In fact, replace "UUCoD" with "evangelical megachurch wannabe", and the verbiage would not be out of place.
That explains a lot of the problems we are undergoing now.
it sounds really dumb, sorry. But if I don’t go to church for religious means on Sunday morning then why not go to the mall or chill out at home? This UU stuff just seems nonsensical to me, I’m sorry to say
If you smoke a doob, take a hit of ectasy, followed up with an LSD chaser you’ll completely understand what they are saying!
I attended a Unitarian church for a number of years. The only time I ever heard the name of the Lord mentioned was one time when the janitor tripped going down the stairs.
Theology via random words drawn from a Magnetic Poetry kit.
we have had a great focus on growing our membership and growing our church.
Maybe the Unitarians will go door-to-door in their neighborhoods for no apparent reason.
You bet it’s nonsensical. They think they are being “spiritual” as opposed to “religious” while congratulating themselves on not being the slightest bit bigoted while shunning evangelical Christians and keeping the name of Jesus firmly away from their “church” services.
It really is all about the “aura” these people think their liberalism gives them.
UU is atheism and collectivism pretending to be something else.
Ah, that's the Unitarian way!
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