Healthy Congregations Workshops

Winter/Spring, 2010 ~ First UU Church, Columbus, OH & North UU Congregation, Lewis Center, OH

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This coming winter/spring, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus and at North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center will host a four –session series of free workshops focused on strengthening congregational health and resiliency in the face of societal and congregational anxiety.

Download the powerpoint slides or a pdf of the slides from the first two sessions.

Congregational lay leaders, clergy, as well as interested members from central Ohio congregations (and beyond) are invited to participate. The series will be facilitated by the Rev. Joan Van Becelaere, Ohio-Meadville District Executive.

The four sessions are scheduled for the following Saturday mornings:

  • January 23 - (First UU Columbus) - Creating Healthy Congregations and Healthy Congregations Respond to Anxiety and Change.  (congregational dynamics and systems theory, the nature of group anxiety and its effects on congregations)
  • February 20, (North UU) – Leadership in Healthy Congregations (how healthy leaders can learn to be self-differentiated and successfully work with group anxiety)
  • March 20 – (First UU Columbus) - Relationships in Healthy Congregations (how anxiety affects congregational relationships, forming healthy, supportive relationships in healthy communities)
  • April 17 - (North UU) - Healthy Congregations Nurture Generous People (the larger view of stewardship, nurturing healthy generosity of time, talent and treasure)

Each Saturday, we gather for coffee at 8:30 am. The workshop starts at 9 am and ends by 12:30 pm.

First UU Columbus is located at: 93 W Weisheimer Road. Phone: 614-267-4946. To get a Google Map click here; to get a Mapquest Map, click here.
Lewis Center is located at: 1574 Franklin Street. Phone: (740) 657-8081. For a Google Map click here, for a Mapquest map click here.

Registration is free, but advance registration is needed so we know how many chairs to set up, handouts to make and how much coffee to brew.

If you need child care for the Columbus series, please contact the OMD office by January 3, 2010. 

Click on the appropriate link to register for your Healthy Congregations Series.

Winter/Spring Series, First UU Church, Columbus, OH and North UU Congregation, Lewis Center, OH

Registration Instructions:

  • You will receive an confirmation email when you complete the form.
  • Please note the childcare registration deadlines.
  • If you have difficulties, please contact the OMD Office.