Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 01:46 am PDT
Blogs
This whole taking the summer off from church thing
I don’t get the whole summer off thing. Or even reduced schedules during the summer. Is this some kind of relic from “Hey everyone let’s go to the Cape” from our New England roots? I ... [read more]
Spirituality and Sunflowers
On the whole Board vs. GPAC tizzy
All right. This has made its way from massive (and usually revolting) emails back and forth on the GA listserv into the UU World and UU Blog land. It’s like the game Pandemic – I just wis... [read more]
Spirituality and Sunflowers
Fireworks in the rain
It’s been a really rainy and stormy July 4th here in Metro Atlanta. That didn’t stop us from our big 20/30s party (something like 65 people RSVPed – not all there at once, it did last all ... [read more]
Spirituality and Sunflowers
Treatise on the state of UU Young Adult ministry – part 2
Well the response from part 1 has been slightly overwhelming. Thanks everyone. Without further ado, here’s Part 2. This should somewhat conclude the bitching part of the treatise We also... [read more]
Spirituality and Sunflowers
Treatise on the state of UU Young Adult ministry – part 1.
The state of Young Adult Ministry is even more dysfunctional than I expected. Really. I left GA thinking “if all of UU Young Adult ministry was like what I experienced at GA, I don’t thin... [read more]
Spirituality and Sunflowers
Why I/we failed on AIWs at #uuaga
So even though on 2 out of the 3 things I spoke on, the side I spoke for ended up winning, the whole AIWs coming back in 2013 is bugging me. Because I feel like I failed in making them … C... [read more]
Spirituality and Sunflowers
Random thoughts from #uuaga 2011
Random one shot notes from GA 2011 I need to expand into bigger posts, but I just need to get out today or I’ll never be able to focus on work. AIWs didn’t go away. This is unfortunate. ... [read more]
Spirituality and Sunflowers
#uuaga day 3 notes and thoughts
Ethical Eating passed. And I voted yes. WHAT? !? This, from a guy dead set against the first draft? 95% of my notes had an amendment that changed it something I found palatable. The fin... [read more]