Webinar on Deepening Congregational Involvement with Standing on the Side of Love

Offered December 2011

Topic: Want to know how your congregation’s social justice work might be invigorated by using the Standing on the Side of Love frame? Discover the best practices of these groundbreaking congregations in terms of social justice committee structures, communications vehicles, pastoral care for those engaged in public witness, and thoughts about how to most effectively “show up” at social justice events.

This webinar featured a conversation with Valley UU Congregation in Chandler, Arizona and First UU Church of Rochester, MN, who talked about how they have linked their social justice ministries with Standing on the Side of Love to tremendous success and renewed congregational energy!

Featured Speakers:

First UU Church of Rochester, MN – 2011 UUA Congregational Social Justice Award Winner
Rev. Carol Hepokoski, Senior Minister
Gail Bishop, Social Justice Chair

Valley UU Congregation, Chandler AZ
Rob Smith and Dipak Panchal, (SSL Lead Co-chairs)

Standing on the Side of Love
Dan Furmansky, Campaign Manager

Download:

Rochester, MN Powerpoint presentation
Rochester, MN transcript of presentation (PDF)
Rochester, MN Congregational Story: UUA Justice Congregational Best Practice and UU World article
Rochester MN video: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester Marches in MLK, Jr. Day Parade
Chandler, AZ PDF presentation
Chandler, AZ Script (PDF)
Chandler, AZ CARE Team article (PDF)