Newsletters
Our office sends out a monthly(ish) newsletter via email to anyone who wishes to receive it. See below and click on links to retrieve archived newsletters. Please note that some of the links within the content of old newsletters no longer work. Subscribe to our email list to get newsletters and regional workshop invitations delivered right to your email inbox.
2016
New England Region:
- March 2016 - Talking the Walk - Congregational Redevelopment by Doug Zelinski
- February 2016 - Acompañamiento ~ Turning As One by Rev. Marta Valentín
- January 2016 - The Way of Faithful Stewardship by Joe Sullivan
2015
New England Region:
- December 2015 - Traditions: For Now, For Ever, and For Never by Kim Sweeney
- November 2015 - Innovation! Are you feeling it? by Hilary Allen
- October 2015 - Faithful Partnerships by Karen Bellavance-Grace
- September 2015 - Declaration of Interdependence by Rev. Sue Phillips
- July 2015 - Introducing the New England Regional Staff Team
- June 2015 - Learning Together by Rev. Sue Phillips
- May 2015 - Love's Radical Call by Hilary Allen and Meck Groot
- April 2015 - The Lifeblood of Our Connection by Rev. Sue Phillips
- March 2015 - The End of Strategic Planning by Doug Zelinski
- February 2015 - The Real UU Superpower by Sean Neil-Barron
- January 2015 - Imagine A World Without Teens by Karen Bellavance-Grace
Northern New England District
- Winter 2015: "LOWER THE RIVER: Cultivating Systemic Change in Your Congregation" (workshop recap) by Hilary Allen
2014
Ballou Channing, Clara Barton and Mass Bay Districts:
- December 2014 - And What Exactly Do You Do? by Rev. Parisa Parsa
- November 2014 - Practice Makes . . . Practiced by Hilary Allen
- October 2014 - What Do Unitarian Universalists Do? by Meck Groot
- September 2014 - The Year's Events Listing
- July 2014 - Birth of a Regional Staff Team
Ballou Channing:
Clara Barton and Massachusetts Bay:
- June 2014: "The Wisdom of Our Crowd" by Hilary Allen
- May 2014: "Covenant? What Covenant?!" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- April 2014: "The Next Great Awakening: One Year Later" by Justine Sullivan and Laura Graham
- February 2014: "Reinventing Wealth" by Meck Groot
- January 2014: "Bringing Faith Home" by Karen Bellavance-Grace
Northern New England District:
- Summer - Fall 2014: "Interconnection. Innovation. Impact." by NNED Staff
- Winter - Spring 2014: "Interdependence" by Joe Sullivan
2013
Ballou Channing:
- BCD IN BRIEF DECEMBER 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF NOVEMBER 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF OCTOBER 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF SEPTEMBER 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF AUGUST 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF JUNE 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF MAY 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF APRIL 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF MARCH 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF FEBRUARY 2013
- BCD IN BRIEF JANUARY 2013
Clara Barton and Massachusetts Bay:
- December 2013: "Awake! Awake!" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- November 2013: "Understanding 'the Work' of Conflict by Rev. John Gibb Millspaugh
- October 2013: "More Than a Leap of Faith" by Douglas Zelinski
- September 2013: "Talkin' About a Devolution" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- May 2013: "Taboo or Opportunity?" by Meck Groot
- "Aftermath" - Special edition: a response in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings
- April 2013: "The New Great Awakening of Liberal Religion in New England" by John Laurenson and Justine Sullivan
- March 2013: "Joining with Life's Possibility" by Rev. John Gibb Millspaugh
- February 2013: "On Being a Staff Team" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- January 2013: "The Exceptional Moment of Our Unique Faith" by Douglas Zelinski
Northern New England District:
- November 2013: "Leading Change" by Hilary Allen
- June 2013: "The Promise and Practices of Covenant" by Joe Sullivan
- February 2013: "Stewardship" by NNED Staff & others
2012
Ballou Channing:
- BCD IN BRIEF DECEMBER 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF NOVEMBER 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF OCTOBER 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF SEPTEMBER 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF AUGUST 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF JUNE 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF MAY 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF APRIL 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF MARCH 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF FEBRUARY 2012
- BCD IN BRIEF JANUARY 2012
Clara Barton and Massachusetts Bay:
- November 2012: "Embracing Our 'What If' Faith" by Karen Bellavance-Grace
- October 2012: "The Unseen Spiritual Discipline of Administration" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- July 2012: "G.A. is Dead. Long Live G.A." by Rev. Sue Phillips
- May 2012: "Recipe for Revival" by Douglas Zelinski
- March 2012: "Beyond First Parish-itis" by Justine Sullivan and John Laurenson
- February 2012: "Preparing for Justice G.A."
- January 2012: "Faith. Fully Engaged." by Karen Bellavance-Grace
Northern New England District:
- June 2012: "On Reflection and Renewal as Leaders" by Joe Sullivan
- November 2012: "What difference do we intend to make in the world as UUs" by Rev. Karen Brammer
2011
- December 2011: "Making Way for a New Day: supporting a culture of innovation" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- November 2011: "Occupy Your Faith" by Meck Groot and Hilary Allen
- October 2011: "Conflict: a Price We Have to Pay" by Doug Zelinski
- September 2011: "Looking Forward"
- June 2011: "Programs Coming Up in New Church Year"
- May 2011: "Reports of Our Death...: by Rev. Sue Phillips
- March 2011: "Flipping Over Your Mission" by Doug Zelinski
- February 2011: "Congregationally-Based Justice Ministry" by Meck Groot
- January 2011: "Administry" by Judy Murray
Northern New England District:
- March 2011: "Retirement Message" from Rev. Mary Higgins
- November 2011: "When I was Twenty-one" by Rev. Mary Higgins
2010
- December 2010: "Family Ministry" by Deborah Levering
- November 2010: "The Architecture of Our Interdependence" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- October 2010: "Got Purpose! A Congregation's Clarion Call to Leadership Development" by Doug Zelinski
- September 2010: "Ready...Set...Go!" by Rev. Sue Phillips
Prior to September 2010, newsletters for the Clara Barton District and Massachusetts Bay District were separate. Back issues of these can be found below
CLARA BARTON DISTRICT NEWSLETTER BACK ISSUES
MASSACHUSETTS BAY DISTRICT NEWSLETTER BACK ISSUES
- May 2010: Woburn Grant Recipients
- April 2010: "Multigenerational Ministry" by Deb Levering
- March 2010: "Social Media" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- February 2010: "Spiritual Leadership for Social Change" by Meck Groot
- January 2010: "Reading the Tea Leaves: the Future of our Faith" by Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley
- December 2009: "Partnering With Youth" by Greg Buckland
- November 2009: "Standing on the Side of Love" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- October 2009: "Dancing About Architecture" by Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley
- September 2009: "Leading Through Change" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- June 2009: "An Interesting Journey" by Pat Manley
- May 2009: "What's Next for Our Youth?" by Greg Buckland
- April 2009: "Congregational What?" by Rev. Sue Phillips
- March 2009: "Where There is Caritas..." by Greg Buckland
- February 2009: "Social Action Meditation" by Gil Rosenberg
- January 2009: "Seeking Wholeness" by Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley
Northern New England District:
- December 2010: "Bringing Unitarian Universalism Home" by NNED Staff
- Fall 2010: "Being Unitarian Universalist" by Rev. Mary Higgins
